Honda Passport: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
Honda Passport: 7 model years scored from 653 NHTSA owner complaints and 37 recall campaigns. Worst year 2019, best year 2022.
Honda Passport: which years to avoid
Across 7 scored model years the Honda Passport ranges from 30/100 in 2019 to 88/100 in 2024 — a 58-point spread, so which year you buy matters more than whether you buy a Passport at all. The weakest year’s complaints concentrate in Electrical System (84 of them).
Avoid: 2019 — scored below 45 on the complaint and recall record.
Safest years: 2022, 2023, 2024 — scored 70 or better.
Scored from NHTSA complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. How the score works · every car’s years to avoid.
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Year-by-year data table
Best year in our data: 2022 (score 81). Worst: 2019 (score 30, AVOID).
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | CAUTION | $4,145 | 35 | 0 |
| 2024 | 88 | BUY | $3,772 | 16 | 1 |
| 2023 | 78 | BUY | $3,994 | 37 | 5 |
| 2022 | 81 | BUY | $4,176 | 58 | 4 |
| 2021 | 53 | CAUTION | $4,568 | 139 | 7 |
| 2020 | 67 | CAUTION | $4,478 | 94 | 10 |
| 2019 | 30 | AVOID | $5,063 | 274 | 10 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
Photographs and every generation of the Passport, through the years →
What goes wrong on the Honda Passport
Across every Passport model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.
- Electrical System168 complaints across all Passport years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
- Forward Collision Avoidance166 complaints across all Passport years · typical job: Radar or camera module replacement and calibration$780–$2,160
- Engine121 complaints across all Passport years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
- Unknown Or Other106 complaints across all Passport years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
- Power Train66 complaints across all Passport years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
- Service Brakes60 complaints across all Passport years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.
FAQ
Which Honda Passport years should I avoid?
On the NHTSA record the years to avoid are 2019 — each scores below 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. The 2019 is the weakest at 30/100, with its complaints concentrated in Electrical System.
What are the best Honda Passport years to buy?
2022, 2023, 2024 all score 70 or better. The strongest is the 2024 at 88/100, on 16 complaints and 1 recall campaigns.
What is the most common Honda Passport problem?
168 of the complaints filed against the Passport across all its model years sit in the Electrical System group — more than any other component.
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04