1996 Honda Passport problems
Owners have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA about the 1996 Honda Passport. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. Next are engine (13%) and suspension (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 138,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 138,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 10 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the Honda Passport with enough data (12 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
During frontal impact 30 to 35 MPH, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy, resultin gin injuries.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving on a dry country road at 30 MPH; the front driver's side tire blew out causing the vehicle to rear end another vehicle and neither air bag deployed. There was extensive damage done to the front of the vehicle. There were injuries sustained and a police report was taken. The seat belts were in use however they did work properly. There were no air bag lights illuminated prior to the incident. The dealership has not been notified.
Poor ABS brake performance, the brake pedal went to the floor and complete brake failure was experienced. Vehicle kept on going an smashed into another vehicle.
Honda passport 1995.5, driver door won't open from inside or outside, dealer took 4 days to be able to open it and charge me $313.00 for something I didn't break. They replaced the latch and it's working now. The dealer mentioned that there is same problem on honda accord, so I think there should've been some type of recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 1996 honda passport. The contact stated after having his vehicle serviced for routine maintenance he was advised that the frame was severely covered with rust. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was approximately 161,000.