1997 Honda Passport problems
Owners have filed 69 complaints with NHTSA about the 1997 Honda Passport. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are body & structure (19%) and transmission (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 69 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 21 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 | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 100,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1997 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the Honda Passport with enough data (26 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.
Consumer was driving at approximately 55 MPH when another vehicle pulled out in front, rear ended vehicle head on. Dual airbags did not deploy, causing injuries to consumer. Honda will send someone to inspect.
While traveling 30 MPH, vehicle was struck from front and side, neither airbag deployed. 1 person was injured in accident, vehicle was totaled. *slc
While driving, an electrical short in the dash on the left side of the steering wheel, caused the vehicle to catch on fire. Please provide details.
I took my "97 honda passport to the mechanic to have my water pump looked at. While the car was on his lift, he noticed a considerable amount of rust on the frame. There were places where the frame was rusted out completely. I have never used this SUV off road and have maintained it well. A friend of mine also had a passport like mine that did the same thing.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 honda passport. The contact stated that the vehicle was being examined by an independent mechanic when he was informed that there was severe rust and corrosion on the frame. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 10v436000 (suspension:rear). The failure and current mileages were 180,000.