The Honda Odyssey was redesigned for the 1999 model year. Special safety features The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the Odyssey in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test into a deformable barrier. Head restraint and bumper designs are evaluated separately. GOOD Performance in the frontal offset crash test was much improved compared with the predecessor Odyssey model. The driver space was maintained reasonably well.
Measures indicate the risk of injury was low, although there was too much steering wheel movement.
Advanced safety belt systems and new-design child restraint anchorages are pluses. There was moderate intrusion into the driver footwell area and minimal rearward movement of the instrument panel. During rebound, the dummy's head contacted only the head restraint. It didn't approach any hard surfaces. However, there was too much upward movement of the steering wheel, which could compromise restraint system performance in other crashes.