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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.

2,296

Total complaints

30

Recall campaigns

1981–2026

Years covered

11

Years to avoid

Complaints by model year

Honda Passport NHTSA complaints by model year434 complaints1981: 1 complaints1994: 46 complaints1995: 84 complaints1996: 55 complaints1997: 69 complaints1998: 315 complaints1999: 299 complaints2000: 128 complaints2001: 160 complaints2002: 31 complaints2019: 434 complaints2020: 140 complaints2021: 219 complaints2022: 97 complaints2023: 70 complaints2024: 23 complaints2025: 49 complaints2026: 76 complaints
Honda Passport NHTSA complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Passport years to avoid

YearWhyComplaints
2019High complaints + open investigation434
1998High complaint rate315
1999High complaint rate299
2021High complaints + open investigation219
2001High complaint rate160
2020High complaints + open investigation140
2000High complaint rate128
2022Open safety investigation97
2023Open safety investigation70
2025Open safety investigation49
2024Open safety investigation23

Every Passport year

YearComplaintsRecalls
2026761
2025avoid490
2024avoid231
2023avoid705
2022avoid974
2021avoid2197
2020avoid14010
2019avoid43410
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 30 distinct NHTSA recall campaigns and 2,296 consumer complaints on file.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through August 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated August 28, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.