The Honda Odyssey’s biggest strength is its interior. This vast 3-row interior has seating for up to eight. The seats in all three rows are roomy and comfortable for daily errand running and long-distance road trips. As for tech, the infotainment system has a 9-inch touchscreen and wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
Though the Odyssey lacks the Chrysler Pacifica’s segment-defining Stow ‘n Go second-row seats that fold into the floor, Honda has an innovative seating arrangement. The middle seat in the second row can easily be collapsed and turned into a divider with cupholders, or it can be removed entirely in a couple of manual motions to stow in the cargo hold. It weighs about 30 pounds, doesn’t require tools, and can be completed by one adult. Your 8-seater has become a 7-seater, or the opposite, if you need to fill in on emergency carpool duty.
With the second-row middle seat removed, the outboard captain’s chairs, or Magic Slide second-row seats, can slide sideways. You can put them right next to each other in what Honda calls “Buddy Mode,” creating easy entry and exit to and from the third row. Or you can separate them like bickering siblings.
We’ve tested this system with real-life children in all three rows, and it’s the easiest and most convenient way to load up a car with kids, especially if you have rear-facing car seats in the second row. Many 3-row vehicles have little tricks and gimmicks to make the third row easier to get in and out of, but Honda’s Magic Slide is simply the best system of its kind that we’ve tested. And lever-operated tilt-and-slide features make it easy to use with hands of any size.
There isn’t a bad seat inside the Honda Odyssey, even for adults. This minivan has 40.9 inches of second-row legroom and 38.1 inches of third-row legroom. That’s class-leading second-row legroom and above-average third-row legroom.
The total cargo space behind the first row is 140.7 cubic feet, which is a bit behind the class-leading Kia Carnival’s 145.1 cubic feet of total cargo room. When the third row effortlessly folds flat into the floor, the Odyssey boasts prodigious cargo room behind the second row with 86.6 cubic feet of room, and there’s 32.8 cubic feet of space behind the third row. Removing the heavy outboard second-row seats is more of a chore, but it can still be done by one person without tools.
Practicality comes before luxury in minivans, but the Odyssey is very nice inside. With the EX model gone, leather-trimmed seating comes standard in every trim of the 2026 Odyssey. It still has its fair share of durable and easy-to-clean plastics inside, but it gets pretty fancy in the upper trims, especially with the two-tone perforated leather seats in the Elite model.
Also see:
- 2026 Honda Odyssey Overview and Pricing
- 2026 Honda Odyssey Driving Experience
- 2026 Honda Odyssey: Our Favorite Features and Tech
