Compare the2022 Chrysler VoyagerVS 2022 Honda Odyssey

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Brakes and Stopping
Suspension and Handling
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Towing
Ergonomics
Recommendations

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front and middle seat shoulder belts of the Chrysler Voyager are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Honda Odyssey doesn’t offer height-adjustable middle seat belts.

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Voyager offers optional Rear Park Assist with Stop that uses rear sensors to monitor and automatically apply the brakes to prevent a rear collision. The Odyssey doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.

Both the Voyager and the Odyssey have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, rearview cameras, available crash mitigating brakes, blind spot warning systems, rear parking sensors and rear cross-path warning.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Chrysler Voyager is safer than the Honda Odyssey:

	Voyager	Odyssey
	Driver
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	168	176
	Passenger
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	196	247
Chest Compression	.4 inches	.7 inches
Neck Injury Risk	25%	32%
Neck Compression	51 lbs.	63 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Chrysler Voyager is safer than the Honda Odyssey:

	Voyager	Odyssey
	Rear Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	66	125
Spine Acceleration	54 G’s	70 G’s
	Into Pole
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	293	369

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

Instrumented handling tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and analysis of its dimensions indicate that the Voyager is 2% less likely to roll over than the Odyssey.

Warranty

There are over 2 times as many Chrysler dealers as there are Honda dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Voyager’s warranty.

Reliability

A hardened steel chain, with no maintenance needs, drives the camshafts in the Voyager’s engine. A rubber cam drive belt that needs periodic replacement drives the Odyssey’s camshafts. If the Odyssey’s belt breaks, the engine could be severely damaged when the pistons hit the opened valves.

To reliably power the ignition and other systems and to recharge the battery, the Voyager has a standard 180-amp alternator. The Odyssey’s 150-amp alternator isn’t as powerful.

Engine

The Voyager’s 3.6 DOHC V6 produces 7 more horsepower (287 vs. 280) than the Odyssey’s 3.5 SOHC V6.

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the Voyager’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Odyssey:

	Voyager	Odyssey
Front Rotors	13 inches	12.6 inches

Suspension and Handling

The Voyager has vehicle speed sensitive variable-assist power steering, for low-effort parking, better control at highway speeds and during hard cornering, and a better feel of the road. The Odyssey doesn’t offer variable-assist power steering.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Voyager’s wheelbase is 3.5 inches longer than on the Odyssey (121.6 inches vs. 118.1 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Voyager is 1 inch wider in the front and 1.1 inches wider in the rear than on the Odyssey.

Passenger Space

The Voyager has .2 inches more front legroom, .4 inches more front hip room, .7 inches more front shoulder room, .1 inches more rear headroom, 1.4 inches more rear shoulder room, .4 inches more third row headroom, 1.1 inches more third row hip room and 1.2 inches more third row shoulder room than the Odyssey.

Cargo Capacity

The Voyager has standard Stow ’n Go second and third row seats, which fold flat into the floor. This completely clears a very large cargo area quickly. The Odyssey only has a third row One-Motion Magic Seat which folds into the floor. The Odyssey’s second row seat has to be removed for maximum cargo room.

Towing

The Voyager’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the Odyssey’s (3600 vs. 3500 pounds).

Ergonomics

The Voyager’s instruments include an oil pressure gauge and a temperature gauge - which could save your engine! Often ‘idiot lights’ don’t warn you until damage has been done. The Odyssey does not have an oil pressure gauge.

The power windows standard on both the Voyager and the Odyssey have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the Voyager is engaged the driver can still operate all of the windows, for instance to close one opened by a child. The Odyssey prevents the driver from operating the rear windows just as it does the other passengers.

The Voyager has a standard automatic headlight on/off feature. When the ignition is on, the headlights automatically turn on at dusk and off after dawn. The Odyssey has an automatic headlight on/off feature standard only on the EX/EX-L/Touring/Elite.

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the Voyager has standard extendable sun visors. The Odyssey doesn’t offer extendable visors.

The Voyager’s standard outside mirrors include heating elements to clear off the mirrors for better visibility. Honda only offers heated mirrors on the Odyssey EX/EX-L/Touring/Elite.

The Voyager has a standard heated steering wheel to take the chill out of steering on extremely cold winter days before the vehicle heater warms up. A heated steering wheel is only available on the Odyssey Elite.

The Voyager has a standard dual zone air conditioning allows the driver and front passenger to choose two completely different temperatures so people with different temperature preferences won’t have to compromise. This makes both the driver and front passenger as comfortable as possible. Dual zone air conditioning is only available on the Odyssey EX/EX-L/Touring/Elite.

Recommendations

The Voyager was chosen as one of Car and Driver’s “Top Five/10Best Trucks” for 3 of the last 5 years. The Odyssey has never been a Car and Driver “Top Five/10Best Truck” pick.