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Honda Passport years to avoid

The Honda Passport years to avoid are 2019, 1998, 1999, 2021, 2001, 2020, 2000, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2024 — each drew complaint volumes well above the model's norm or has an open safety investigation. The 1981 is the cleanest year on record.

2,200

Total complaints

29

Recall campaigns

1981–2026

Years covered

11

Years to avoid

Complaints by model year

Honda Passport NHTSA complaints by model year420 complaints1981: 1 complaints1994: 46 complaints1995: 84 complaints1996: 55 complaints1997: 69 complaints1998: 315 complaints1999: 299 complaints2000: 128 complaints2001: 160 complaints2002: 31 complaints2019: 420 complaints2020: 133 complaints2021: 200 complaints2022: 91 complaints2023: 63 complaints2024: 23 complaints2025: 37 complaints2026: 45 complaints
Honda Passport NHTSA complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Passport years to avoid

YearWhyComplaints
2019High complaints + open investigation420
1998High complaint rate315
1999High complaint rate299
2021High complaints + open investigation200
2001High complaint rate160
2020High complaints + open investigation133
2000High complaint rate128
2022Open safety investigation91
2023Open safety investigation63
2025Open safety investigation37
2024Open safety investigation23

Every Passport year

YearComplaintsRecalls
2026450
2025avoid370
2024avoid231
2023avoid635
2022avoid914
2021avoid2007
2020avoid13310
2019avoid42010
2002312
2001avoid1603
2000avoid1281
1999avoid2993
1998avoid3156
1997690
1996550
1995841
1994464
198110

Common questions

What are the worst Honda Passport years?

Based on NHTSA complaint rates and open investigations, the Passport years to avoid are 2019, 1998, 1999, 2021, 2001, 2020, 2000, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2024. The cleanest year on record is 1981.

What is the best year for the Honda Passport?

By complaint volume, 1981 has the cleanest NHTSA record among Passport years with enough data to compare.

How many recalls does the Honda Passport have?

Across all model years, the Passport has 29 distinct NHTSA recall campaigns and 2,200 consumer complaints on file.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.