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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Honda Passport problems by model year
44 recall entries and 987 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Passport | 1 | 59 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 Passport | 0 | 39 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Passport | 1 | 16 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Passport | 5 | 38 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Passport | 4 | 61 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Passport | 7 | 140 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Passport | 10 | 100 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Passport | 10 | 275 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Passport | 2 | 23 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Passport | 3 | 134 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Passport | 1 | 102 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
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 system190 complaints
- forward collision avoidance176 complaints
- engine136 complaints
- unknown or other130 complaints
- structure123 complaints
- service brakes102 complaints
- power train99 complaints
- suspension70 complaints