2025 Honda Passport Reliability Data: Problems & Recalls
Good The 2025 Honda Passport ranks 5th out of 7 model years with a complaint index of 33 and a Good verdict. It has 39 complaints, no recalls, and no reported crashes, fires, injuries, or deaths.
Based on NHTSA complaints per model-year, not a reliability rating. Methodology
YearToAvoid Scorecard
- Complaint Index
- 33/100
- #5 of 7 Passport years
- Verdict
- Good
- vs. other years of this model
- Complaints
- 39
- unique NHTSA reports
- Recalls
- 0
- distinct NHTSA campaigns
- Crashes
- 0
- reported in complaints
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Top issue
- Electrical System
- NHTSA overall rating
- 5 / 5 ★
- EPA combined MPG
- 21
- 19 city / 24 hwy
- Injuries / deaths
- 0 / 0
Top 2025 Honda Passport problems
Share of this year’s NHTSA complaints by component group. Groups with 15+ complaints have their own page.
- Electrical System17 (44%)
- Engine16 (41%)
- Other12 (31%)
- Transmission & Powertrain5 (13%)
- Collision Avoidance & Cameras3 (8%)
- Brakes2 (5%)
- Fuel System2 (5%)
- Steering1 (3%)
- Structure & Body1 (3%)
- Suspension, Wheels & Tires1 (3%)
A complaint can list more than one component, so shares add up to more than 100%. Shares are % of complaints.
What owners report
- Auto stop/start feature shuts the engine off at stops and fails to restart, sometimes requiring drivers to shift to Park before the engine will start again.
- Collision Mitigation braking system activates unexpectedly at highway speeds with no obstacles present, sometimes described as phantom braking with a steering wheel shake.
- Vehicle brakes suddenly and hesitates to accelerate after stopping at lights or stop signs, with no warning lights shown.
- Some owners report the vehicle pulls to the right under acceleration, requiring steering correction and causing weaving at highway speed.
- Transmission fails to shift properly, with RPMs climbing while the vehicle struggles to gain speed.
- Gaps reported in exterior body panels near the rear roof area on some trims.
2025 Honda Passport recalls
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
2025 Honda Passport fuel economy and fuel cost
- City
- 19 MPG
- Highway
- 24 MPG
- Combined
- 21 MPG
- Annual fuel cost (EPA)
- $3,100
- 15,000 mi/yr
- Fuel
- Regular
- Current regular gas
- $4.32/gal
- national avg.
EPA figures; median across configurations of this model year. Estimate your own cost with the fuel cost calculator.
2025 compared with other Passport years
Frequently asked questions
- Is the 2025 Honda Passport reliable?
- Based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, the 2025 Passport has a complaint index of 33 and a Good verdict, ranking 5th best out of 7 model years. It has zero recalls and no reported crashes, fires, injuries, or deaths.
- What are the most common problems with the 2025 Honda Passport?
- Electrical System complaints make up 44% of reports and Engine complaints make up 41%, with the auto stop/start feature causing repeated stalling being a frequent theme among owners.
- Does the 2025 Honda Passport have any recalls?
- NHTSA lists zero recalls for the 2025 Honda Passport as of the latest data.
- What is the fuel economy of the 2025 Honda Passport?
- EPA rates the 2025 Passport at 21 mpg combined (19 city / 24 highway), with an estimated annual fuel cost of $3,100.
- Which Honda Passport model years should I avoid?
- Among Passport years with data, 2019 and 2021 carry Avoid verdicts with complaint indexes of 100 and 83, while 2025 sits well below those levels with an index of 33.