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2021 Honda Passport transmission problems

The 2021 Honda Passport has 21 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

21

Transmission complaints

11%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Passport transmission complaints by model year27 complaints1981: 1 complaints1994: 3 complaints1995: 7 complaints1996: 2 complaints1997: 8 complaints1998: 20 complaints1999: 27 complaints2000: 13 complaints2001: 6 complaints2002: 2 complaints2019: 25 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 21 complaints2022: 9 complaints2023: 5 complaints2024: 1 complaints2025: 4 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Passport transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“- 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 [REDACTED] I have dash cam proof I hit the parking brake before I collided with the…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · February 6, 2024 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2021 Honda Passport have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2021 Honda Passport transmission — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

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

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.