Honda Passport reliability by year
17 recall campaigns and 705 owner complaints across 8 model years. Best year to buy: 2026. Year to avoid: 2019.
Worst model years to avoid → — the single year to avoid for every model line we track, ranked side by side.
At-a-glance: every year color-coded
Each cell shows the last two digits of the model year and its 0–10 reliability score from NHTSA data. Click any year to see the full record. ★ best year · ✕ year to avoid.
Year-by-year reliability 8 model years · newest first
Per-year recall counts add up to 38, more than the 17 campaigns above, because a single NHTSA campaign often covers several model years and is counted once in each.
Common trouble spots across the Passport aggregated across 8 model years
Common questions
What's the best year to buy a Honda Passport?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume and severity weighting, the 2026 Honda Passport scores 9.8/10 — the strongest in the 2019–2026 range. 52 complaints on file, 1 active recall. Reliability scores reflect the federal complaint record, not subjective owner reviews.
Which Honda Passport year should I avoid?
The 2019 Honda Passport scores 5.4/10 — the weakest in the lineup. 274 owner complaints with NHTSA, 10 active recalls. That doesn't mean every 2019 is a problem — it means failure rates run higher than peer model years on the same platform.
Which years of the Honda Passport should I avoid?
No Honda Passport model year currently rises to an "avoid" or "high-risk" verdict on the NHTSA data — either the record is clean or sample sizes are still too thin for a confident call. The year-by-year breakdown below shows what's on file regardless.
How many years of the Honda Passport are tracked?
8 model years (2019 through 2026) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 17 distinct recall campaigns and 705 owner complaints. Those campaigns land on 38 model-year entries in total, because one campaign often covers several years at once — which is why per-year recall counts add up to more than the campaign count.
What's the most-reported problem on the Honda Passport?
electrical is the most-reported category — 151 complaints across 6 model years. Average shop repair runs about $850.