"How reliable is the 2001 Honda Passport?"

"Based on 160 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Honda Passport has a median complaint mileage of 98000 miles. The most common issue is STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Honda Passport?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Honda Passport is STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, accounting for a significant portion of the 160 total complaints filed."

2001 Honda Passport: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 160 complaints

160

Total Complaints

98,000mi

Median Mileage

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

79,000 25th Percentile

98,000 Median Mileage

122,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

SUSPENSION:REAR

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STRUCTURE:BODY

SUSPENSION

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, REAR WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT . *AK"

"FRONT PASSENGER RESTRAINT BELT HAS A DESIGN FLAW. BELT WILL COMPLETELY LOCK UP, AND NOT RELEASE TO ALLOW ANY MOVEMENT BY PASSENGER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK"

"PRIOR TO 1ST INCIDENT, NOTICED SPONGY NON-RESPONSIVE BRAKES AT ALL SPEEDS. AS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE DISTANCE INCREASED. ON 3 OCCURRENCES, I EXPERIENCED NEAR COLLISIONS. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON JUNE 29TH, 2001. SECOND INCIDENT OCCU..."

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