Owners have filed 1,369 complaints on the Honda Passport, covering 1994–2026. The system named most often is Service Brakes (168 reports). Worst years by volume: 2019, 1998, 1999; cleanest: 2002, 2024, 2025. 103 reports describe a crash, 1 a fire, 2 a death. On average the car was 4.6 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Honda Passport
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 1,369 Passport complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Service Brakes 168 Read
Pulling into home garage vehicle suddenly surged forward. Brakes were applied and the brake peddle went to the floor and did not engage brakes to stop the Passport. Effects were the Passport crashed into a refrigerator we had there to handle over flow and crushed the refrigerator and knocked a hole in the wall of the…
While parking, the vehicle's rubber cover on the brake pedal slipped off the pedal, causing the consumer's foot to slide off the pedal and hit against the accelerator pedal, which in turn, caused the vehicle to lurch forward and hit a concrete wall. The dealer was notified. *ak the air bag did not deploy. The consumer…
-the contact owns a 2001 honda passport. The contact was driving approximately 45 mph attempting to stop the vehicle . The brake pedal was applied several times, followed by no power response. When the emergency brake was engaged the vehicle stopped immediately. The vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer. The…
Electrical System 163 Read
The contact owns a 2021 Honda Passport. The contact stated that while driving the 49 mph they noticed their radio suddenly went off and the vehicle's instrument panel blacked out. The vehicle's horn no longer functions properly. The vehicle's windows failed to open and close and the vehicle turned completely off in…
The vehicle infotainment system froze. Several minutes later after driving, I pressed the brakes but they did not function. The vehicle would not stop and crashed into the vehicle in front of me. Emergency braking did not engage or otherwise show signs of activation. After turning off the car and dealing with the…
Consumer complained about having problems with the electrical components which caused an accident. The vehicle the accelerator dropped to the floor and the brakes did not respond
Structure 154 Read
I have has consistent problems with the braking system. It will brake and/or show the warning when nothing is there. The jerking of this has caused me to get in an accident June 2020 while moving to a new duty station. It was raining and there were no other cars on this highway thankfully. It was scary and I was even…
Passenger Fender
On june 18, 2015, while on the brake and stopping behind a vehicle at an intersection (moving at a crawl speed, less than 0.5 mph), my honda passport lunged forward hitting the car in front of me. The car was contained the driver and a passenger. Believing at that time my brakes just failed (I couldn't grasp how…
Suspension 154 Read
The contact owns a 1998 honda passport. While driving approximately 40 mph and attempting a right turn, the contact lost control of the vehicle without warrant and crashed into a ditch. The roof of the vehicle crashed into a telephone pole and the vehicle proceeded to roll over on its wheels. The vehicle was…
When driving car pulls to the right , when applying the brakes, pedal goes to the floor, causing and accident, has ABS anti-lock brakes, also the child lock doesn't work .*ak consumer states when driving vehicle pulls to the right,also the master cylinder was discovered to be inoperative, and vehicle shakes when in…
Left-Driver Side and Right-Passenger side under hood a loud clunk when backing out of driveway or parking space when turning the steering wheel to a very sharp turn. Yes, available for inspection. *It feels like something is coming loose when backing up and turning sharply. *Yes, the dealer heard the noise and…
Power Train 119 Read
- Automatic braking system flashes warnings for no reason, with no cars around me - Parking break hasn’t taken a handful of times - No collision warning when parking brake didn’t take, front end is now damaged ** I have dash cam proof I hit the parking brake before I collided with the vehicle in front of me in the…
Car starts when shifter changes from park to drive while stepping on brake
We have experienced numerous major problems with our passport since its purchase in 4/99. In 2/00, while driving a 65mph, the rear differential spontaneously went due to a leak in the rear axle of the car. Our vehicle remained at the dealer for over 50 days due to problems obtaining the correct parts from isuzu. We…
Forward Collision Avoidance 79 Read
My son was driving on the highway with the adaptive cruise control on. The car in front of him stopped suddenly. The dashboard screen system flashed the word "brake" but not in enough time for him to react. He braked hard but he still rear-ended the car in front of him. The problem has not been reproduced or confirmed…
The Automatic brake goes on and off randomly. It has caused an accident in my vehicle and also two flat tires and wheel damage. The sensors will make it brake on a smooth road with no vehicles nearby. It will also brake in the rain while turning a corner. It has put my safety at risk. I have a child under 1 year old…
I was in my 2026 Honda Passport with ~450 miles driven at time of incident, 1445EST on 14 October 2025. I was driving ~58MPH down a road in Columbia County, GA. I was on a straightaway with no bends/turns. There were no obstructions on the road, no oncoming traffic, and no vehicle in visible sight in front of me. The…
Engine And Engine Cooling 77 Read
While entering the main highway in rainy conditions the car died. Consumer lost power steering control, and crashed into a guardrail
Last february, my intake gasket failed, and my mechanic was told by the honda parts manager that this was a common problem with my year passport. The gaskets were faulty. I wrote a letter to honda and was dismissed because my warranty had expired. This february, I was losing oil and antifreeze. I took my passport to…
The contact owns a 2021 Honda Passport. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine compartment. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the connecting rod bearing in cylinder…
Fuel System 69 Read
The contact owns a 2019 Honda Passport. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH the vehicle suddenly lost automotive power causing the driver to lose control of the steering and crash into the rear of a Semi-Truck. During the incident, the air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained bruising of…
The contact owns a 2024 Honda Passport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V900000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for…
The contact owns a 2022 Honda Passport. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the transmission shuddered. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the fuel injectors needed to be flushed. The vehicle was repaired;…
Passport years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2025 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2024 | Electrical System | 2 | — | |
| 2023 | Electrical System | 2 | — | |
| 2022 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2021 | Air Bags | 10 | — | |
| 2020 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2019 | Air Bags | 7 | — | |
| 2002 | Electrical System,engine,fuel/propulsion System | 1 | — | |
| 2001 | Air Bags | 9 | — | |
| 2000 | Air Bags | 6 | — | |
| 1999 | Air Bags | 21 | — | |
| 1998 | Air Bags | 19 | — | |
| 1997 | Air Bags | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | Air Bags | 5 | — | |
| 1995 | Air Bags | 8 | — | |
| 1994 | Air Bags | 9 | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 476 |
| Average complaints per series | 2.9 |
| Worst single series | 21 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 4.6 years |
A model average of 2.9 hides a worst series at 21. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Passport?
By complaint volume, 2019, 1998, 1999 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Passport years are the cleanest?
2002, 2024, 2025 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Honda Passport have?
1,369 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 1994–2026. Of those, 103 describe a crash and 1 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.