Reliability & cost of ownership
Honda Passport Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Honda Passport? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Honda Passport problems by model year
54 recall entries and 1,033 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Passport | 1 | 69 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2025 Passport | 0 | 48 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 Passport | 1 | 21 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 Passport | 5 | 40 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Passport | 4 | 64 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Passport | 7 | 145 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Passport | 10 | 105 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Passport | 10 | 282 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 Passport | 2 | 23 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 Passport | 3 | 134 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 Passport | 1 | 102 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 Passport | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 Passport | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1995 Passport | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Honda Passport, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system206 complaints
- forward collision avoidance180 complaints
- engine147 complaints
- unknown or other141 complaints
- structure129 complaints
- power train104 complaints
- service brakes87 complaints
- suspension72 complaints