1999 Honda Passport: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 299 complaints
299
Total Complaints
106,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
36
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

65,000 25th Percentile
106,000 Median Mileage
133,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
46
SUSPENSION
27
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
22
SUSPENSION:REAR
20
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
10
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8

Severity Assessment

36
Crashes
0
Fires
14
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CAR STARTS WHEN SHIFTER CHANGES FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKE. *AK"
"THE VEHICLE HAS A CONSTANT VIBRATION THAT INCREASES WITH SPEED. IT FEELS SIMILAR TO A TIRE BEING OUT OF BALANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SENT THE VEHICLE TO NTB AND I TOOK IT TO THE FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE DEALER. THREE SETS OF NEW TIRES HAVE BEEN ON THE VEHICLE ..."
"WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON, AT CERTAIN TIMES WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTING INTO THE DIFFERENT GEARS IT JERKS EXTREMELY HARD ON ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THEY HAVE FOUND CODES IN THE TRANSMISSION AND CLEARED THEM A FEW TIMES AND THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACE..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28