Compare the2025 Chrysler PacificaVS 2025 Honda Odyssey

For enhanced safety, the front and middle seat shoulder belts of the Chrysler Pacifica 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 Pacifica has standard Rear Park Assist with Stop that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision. The Odyssey doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.

The Pacifica offers all-wheel drive to maximize traction under poor conditions, especially in ice and snow. The Odyssey doesn’t offer all-wheel drive.

Earlier warning of stopped traffic, traffic signals, dangerous road conditions, weather, or accidents, can keep driver's safer and prevent crashes. The Pacifica offers optional Emergency Vehicle Alert System, a system that seemlesly communicates important warnings to the driver about impending danger, if they're available. The Odyssey doesn’t offer a system that can receive automated systems from other vehicles.

The Pacifica offers an optional Surround View Camera to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Odyssey only offers a rear monitor and front and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the sides.

Both the Pacifica 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, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras 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 Pacifica is safer than the Honda Odyssey:

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 Pacifica is safer than the Honda Odyssey:

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 Pacifica is 2% to 2.7% less likely to roll over than the Odyssey.

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 Pacifica’s warranty.

To reliably power the ignition and other systems and to recharge the battery, the Pacifica has a standard 180-amp alternator (220-amp - Pacifica optional). The Odyssey’s 150-amp alternator isn’t as powerful.

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

On the EPA test cycle the Pacifica Hybrid running on electricity gets better mileage than the Odyssey (87 city/77 hwy MPGe vs. 19 city/28 hwy).

On the EPA test cycle the Pacifica Hybrid running its gasoline engine gets better fuel mileage than the Odyssey (29 city/30 hwy vs. 19 city/28 hwy).

The Pacifica Hybrid can travel with zero emissions for 32 miles. The Odyssey can’t move without running its internal combustion engine.

Regenerative brakes improve the Pacifica Hybrid’s fuel efficiency by converting inertia back into energy instead of wasting it. The Odyssey doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Chrysler Pacifica higher (6 out of 10) than the Honda Odyssey (5). This means the Pacifica produces up to 6.9 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the Odyssey every 15,000 miles.

The Pacifica Hybrid has a standard continuously variable transmission (CVT). With no “steps” between gears, it can keep the engine at the most efficient speed for fuel economy, or keep it at its peak horsepower indefinitely for maximum acceleration. The Odyssey doesn’t offer a CVT.

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

The Pacifica stops much shorter than the Odyssey:

For better traction, the Pacifica’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Odyssey (245/50R20 vs. 235/60R18).

The Pacifica’s optional tires provide better handling because they have a lower 50 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Odyssey Sport-L/Touring/Elite’s 55 series tires.

For better load carrying, ride, handling and brake cooling the Pacifica offers optional 20-inch wheels. The Odyssey’s largest wheels are only 19-inches.

Having a flat tire is dangerous, inconvenient and expensive. The self-sealing tires available on the Pacifica can automatically seal most punctures up to 3/16 of an inch, effectively preventing most flat tires. The Odyssey doesn’t offer self-sealing tires.

The Pacifica has 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.

The Pacifica’s drift compensation steering can automatically compensate for road conditions which would cause the vehicle to drift from side to side, helping the driver to keep the vehicle straight more easily. The Odyssey doesn’t offer drift compensation steering.

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

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the Pacifica is 1.1 inches wider in the front and 1.2 inches wider in the rear than the track on the Odyssey.

The Pacifica has 5 cubic feet more passenger volume than the Odyssey (165.1 vs. 160.1).

The Pacifica has 1.4 inches more front headroom, .2 inches more front legroom, .4 inches more front hip room, .7 inches more front shoulder room, .4 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.

The Pacifica has standard Stow ’n Go second and third row seats (except Hybrid for the second row), 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.

Pressing a switch automatically lowers or raises the Pacifica Pinnacle’s third row seats, to make changing between cargo and passengers easier. The Odyssey doesn’t offer automatic folding seats.

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

Optional Trailer Sway Control on the Pacifica (except Hybrid/Select) uses the Electronic Stability Control sensors to detect trailer sway, then uses individual brakes to counteract any swaying and help keep the tow vehicle and trailer steady. The Odyssey doesn’t offer electronic trailer sway control.

The Pacifica’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 has neither an oil pressure gauge nor a temperature gauge.

The power windows standard on both the Pacifica and the Odyssey have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the Pacifica 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 other windows just as it does the other passengers.

The Pacifica’s rain-sensitive wipers adjust their speed and turn on and off automatically based on the amount of rainfall on the windshield. This allows the driver to concentrate on driving without constantly adjusting the wipers. The Odyssey’s standard manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

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

Both the Pacifica and the Odyssey have standard heated front seats. The Pacifica also offers optional heated second row seats to keep those passengers extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated second row seats aren’t available in the Odyssey.

The Pacifica 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 Pacifica’s optional ParkSense Park Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, with the driver only controlling speed with the brake pedal. The Odyssey doesn’t offer an automated parking system.

According to The Car Book by Jack Gillis, the Pacifica is less expensive to operate than the Odyssey because it costs $36 less to do the manufacturer’s suggested maintenance for 50,000 miles. Typical repairs cost less on the Pacifica than the Odyssey, including $135 less for a water pump, $103 less for a starter, $8 less for fuel injection, $2 less for a fuel pump and $106 less for a power steering pump.

Consumer Reports® recommends both the Chrysler Pacifica and the Honda Odyssey, based on reliability, safety and performance.

Motor Trend performed a comparison test in its May 2018 issue and they ranked the Chrysler Pacifica Limited first. They ranked the Honda Odyssey Elite fifth.

The Pacifica was chosen as a Car and Driver’s “Top Ten” for . The Odyssey hasn’t been picked since 2008.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the Pacifica as the 2017 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year. The Odyssey has never been chosen.

The Chrysler Pacifica outsold the Honda Odyssey by 61% during 2023.