The Odyssey is very reliable. Yes, they do have more electronics/computers than they used to, but so do most new cars today.
My '06 Odyssey (bought new) and '23 Odyssey both feel like they have an excellent build quality. The old one refuses to die!

I would definitely recommend the Odyssey, it is consistently rated as the best minivan.

 

Elaborate on reliable. What are your expectations?

 

Not have a whole bunch of problems, big or small.
My current company vehicle is a 2018 Chrysler minivan, which became mine to use 1.5 years ago, and has been a good vehicle. My own personal vehicle is a 2013 Honda civic, which i bought in 2022, and has been good the 13 months of my owning it. My mother drives a very reliable Ram 1500 4x4 truck. My brother's Ram 1500 4x4 has also been great. My big sister owns a wonderful Ford Escape, no problems with it. Unreliable would be my Dad's Toyota Tacoma 4x4, which he calls the lemon. Legendary Toyota reliability, is not the experience of my Father.
I read that the Odyssey is known to have some side door problems, and some ttransmission issues. But if they are more an occasional thing, not a plague, then good enough.

 

What are your expectations

Reliability means "drive 10 years and don't know where the half-axles are" kind of thing.

 

Harsh!
Maybe I am young, but also realistic.
General maintenance is something that I do myself on my Civic, bigger things I'll take it to a shop. But oiling door hinges, performing oil changes, air filter swaps, check tire pressures, those are do it myself items. You are quick to judge, now to figure out why?

 

Young..... Judge......
When it comes to reliability, you ought to stick to either Honda or ToyoDa. Some models of other makes happen to be "reliable", but that's a fluke. In "my younger days", many cars (makes) were good, some better, some worse. Nowadays, the rule is different: most models are garbage, some - are good. That was "driven" in part by the consumers. Some people look and treat tangible things as disposables.
Even Hondas, namely Odysseys, are less reliable now, then 10 or so years ago.
In short - the answer to your question is - yes, 2023 Odys are reliable, than most vehicles and, probably, will be more reliable to even the future Odys, as their quality will go down.

 

My employer only keeps company vehicles about 5 or 6 years, then replaces them. So in 10 years, it would be someone elses problem anyway. I feel very fortunate that I get to have input as to what I'll be driving for work. My new work vehicle has to meet certain parameters, which is why I'm leaning towards an Odyssey. Being small myself, I also find most SUVs awkward to get in and out of due to their height. My list of vehicles was quickly shortened to 2 choices, by me, the Chrysler Pacifica, or Honda Odyssey, and of the 2 I'm leaning towards the Odyssey. A quick google search showed few problems with the Odyssey, namely the rear sliding doors can jam, and transmission issues. All vehicles can and will have problems, there is no such thing as perfect vehicles, or perfect people. If the doors and trans issues are more of a possibility item, than a guaranteed to be a royal pain that happens frequently, then fine. What isn't good is my having to constantly explain to my boss, that my vehicle is again back in the shop, because it blew up transmission #3 in just 4 years, or the doors are stuck open again for the 3rd time this year. That also wouldn't reflect well upon me, especially afer his allowing me to choose what I get.

 

Knowing what you said, let your employer know, that he can get an extended warranty (i don't know the details about miles or years covered). Most likely, even an extended warranty won't last long, as you'll drive a lot. If your employer will choose an Odyssey, let him/her know, that these vehicles must be "muzzled", meaning a feature to turn off and on some cylinders will be disabled. Disabling this feature saves the engine and avoid problems with pistons/rings/oil consumption error codes and repairs. You can find lots of threads about muzzling on this forum.

 

Is there a reason why you want a minIvan as a work vehicle? It’s horrible on gas mileage, especially in the city.

That being said, can’t confidently say you’ll go 10 years with no major issues. If you option RES, I can 100% guarantee you it’ll break.

 

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When I worked for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), I really enjoyed having a hatchback minivan. While working in control box mounted out on the of the air-fields normall standing from 5' height down to 3' height by 3' witdh, it came in handy to open the rear hatch and back up the minivan so the control box or lighting aides them selves was covered by the hatch back. When it was raining or snowing and depending on wind direction and which way I could back up to the control box I was able to work on the controls when the lighting aide was not working right, out of service (OTS). Having my tool boxes and electric satchel allowed in the rear of the minvan allowed me to reach all of the tools needed to repair the bad components. I had 2 different mini vans for 12 years total, the rest were utility trucks for roughly 23 years. The utility trucks were good for carrying a lot of tools and components, oil/filters, ladders and generators. I still like the minivan for staying out of the weather, and being able to remove the 3rd row seats for stoarge of tools and carrying up to 5 passengers. However the minivans always no matter which brand we had bending the two front doors and hinges. On an open airfield you have a tendency get get a lot of high winds, the doors would act like wind sails and pull the door right out of your hands very easily. General Service Administrations (GSA) paid for a lot of damage to our vehicles for this, but the utility trucks had stronger doors and hinges and most would survive.