MODELYEARINDEX

Which Honda Passport years to avoid

Across 3 scored model years, the 2019 and 2021 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Honda Passport Full report
D
Grade 2019–2021
2019 vs model median 1.4×
Model median3× median
Electrical 61
Engine 33
Driver Assist 30
Avoid

2019 · 2021

Best

2020 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2019
1.42× 229 D
2020
0.35× 69 C
2021
1.00× 156 D
2022 P
0.53× 94 B
2023 P
0.48× 67 C
2024 P
0.17× 23 A
2025 P
0.24× 43 A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2019 D 229 reports · median 4,710 mi

  1. Electrical 61

    Vehicle would not come out of park, it was stationary. First time 3/27/19 picking up new at dealership. Second time 4/10/19, parked in my garage. Both times numerous warning codes displayed. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Engine 33

    I was driving on the highway at 65mph. All of a sudden the vehicle started to slow down at a very fast rate cutting my speed in half. 2 errors appeared on the dashboard. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Driver Assist 30

    Driving my car on belt parkway, I connected my phone to use android auto, the radio stopped working, head unit said "audio is off" and also the instrument panel was not answering to my commands. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

6 crash · 1 injuries

2021 D 156 reports · median 3,314 mi

  1. Driver Assist 51

    Hello I've had my 2021 passport AWD for only a week and have noticed it pulls noticeably to the right. This even happens when " the lane keep assist" is switched off. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 19

    The car is park at home for the first time after the purchase from the dealer the day before. I went to start the car in the morning the brake pedal is stiff, hard, or locked causing the car to not start when start… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Drivetrain 17

    The vehicle is supposed to automatically go into park if the driver stops the vehicle and exits the vehicle without taking it out of drive, reverse, or neutral. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

21 crash · 5 injuries

The best year for the Passport

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2020 is the best-scoring Passport model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 69.5 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2020 0.35× 69 C
2021 1.00× 156 D
2019 1.42× 229 D

Recalls

16 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
23V858000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2019–2021 2,490,460
23V431000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION 2019–2023 1,209,673
26V365000 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS 2019–2023 880,514
24V064000 AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER 2020, 2021 750,114
21V932000 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD 2019 724,826
21V215000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2019 624,552
20V439000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2019, 2020 607,786
20V440000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE 2019, 2020 499,344
23V174000 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR 2020–2022 339,404
24V900000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP 2023, 2024 205,760
23V458000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER 2021–2023 124,077
26V332000 AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER 2019–2021 98,892

+ 4 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2019 were reported at a median of 4,710 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Honda Passport years should you avoid?
2019, 2021 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Honda Passport model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Honda Passport?
2020 is the best-scoring Honda Passport model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 69.5 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Honda Passport have?
16 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Honda Passport model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2019 Passport
Complaints in window
229
Severity-weighted
337
Model median (weighted)
237
vs model median
1.42×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
10
Open investigations
2
Score 42.9 D