2025 Honda PassportProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 53 owner complaints about the 2025 Honda Passport, most often about the engine. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

2025 Honda Passport

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through November 10, 2026. Updated daily. Photo: Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Where the 2025 Honda Passport has problems

53 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine210
Electrical system210
Power train80
Forward collision avoidance40
Service brakes30
Fuel/propulsion system20
Steering20
Structure20
Suspension10
2 other systems20

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2025 Honda Passport recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2025 vs. every other Passport year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Passport median. How we score

'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
NHTSA crash tests

2025 Honda Passport safety ratings

2025 Honda PASSPORT SUV AWD in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program. Photos are from NHTSA's crash tests.

★★★★★Overall rating
2025 Honda Passport frontal crash test, NHTSA
Frontal crash★★★★★
2025 Honda Passport side barrier test, NHTSA
Side barrier★★★★★
2025 Honda Passport side pole test, NHTSA
Side pole★★★★★
  • Rollover: 4 stars (16.4% risk)
  • Stability control: Standard
  • Forward collision warning: Standard
  • Lane departure warning: Standard
1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2025 Honda Passport, and the recalls they led to.

  1. No Restart After Auto Start/Stop EngagesEA25004 · still open
    Open
In owners' words

What Passport owners report

Recent engine complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

Vehicle is equipped with Auto Idle Stop (AIS). When coming to a complete stop at traffic lights or intersections, the engine shuts off as designed. However, upon releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle fails to automatically restart. The engine stalls completely, leaving the vehicle immobilized in…
Complaint 11776812 · Nov 9, 2026
When the IDLE LOCK system engages and the engine shuts off, there is an intermittent issue where the car will not automatically restart the engine. The vehicle will go into neutral and require shutdown and restart before going into drive. This has resulted in extremely dangerous situations when it…
Complaint 11775996 · Nov 5, 2026
I have a 2025 Honda Passport with just over 20,000 miles that is having the Start/Stop issue where the car will not restart primarily after it has been driven a few miles and the engine is hot. I usually try to turn this feature off, but if I forget, there is a good chance that I will be stuck…
Complaint 11775849 · Nov 5, 2026

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