Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the brakes, steering, and electrical. The 8 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
2024Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.
0/8 checked
2024 Honda Passport: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/3
Engine off, key in hand0/1
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/1
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/3
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2024's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2024 checks
Worth adding to your 2024 checks
Worth adding to your 2024 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2024 Honda Passport. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5L 6-cyl | AWD | 21 mpg |
NHTSA complaints for the 2024 Honda Passport, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
Front brake rotors go bad very early, in one case under 250 miles and in others within the first few thousand miles. Repeated rotor, pad, hub, bearing and strut work does not fix the problem. Dealers have called the rotor wear normal wear and tear and declined warranty coverage. A separate report describes the car braking hard on its own at 65 mph on an open freeway. It stops in a traffic lane and the gas pedal does nothing. Brake and tire-pressure warning lights also appear alongside a leaking manifold gasket and misfires.
Braking and steering faults are linked to a crash in both complaints, and each reports an injury. The two reports appear to describe the same vehicle and the same December 2024 accident. Problems reportedly start around 10,000 miles, after the first scheduled service. They include multiple warning lights, stalling, and braking and steering malfunctions. The dealer blamed what it called the AWS system and replaced camera components, but the issues came back and Honda could not diagnose them. These are few reports, but the loss-of-control risk is serious.
The engine can fail to restart after the auto idle-stop feature shuts it off at a light. The car is then stuck in the intersection until it gets a jump start, and it cannot be shifted into neutral while the engine is off. The dealer found that the battery and electrical system passed all diagnostic tests. A separate complaint says the turn signals and hazard flashers make no audible sound. The dealer said the volume cannot be adjusted on this model and the flasher cannot be replaced.
Excerpts from complaints Passport owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.
I have a 2024 Passport Black Edition that has had front brake rotor issues since about 4k miles. It has has struts, wheel hubs, bearings, brake pads rotors either replaced or resurfaces 4 times and i am afraid to drive the vehicle at this point. Its been parked since Oct 2025 after the last repair while i fight with Honda to take the vehicle back .
Filed with NHTSA, February 2026
The brake and tmps ights came on for no reason while driving. I pulled over to the side of the road in fear of my safety. I restarted the car to see if they would clear but unfortunately they did not. The manifold and gasket were leaking. The vehicle has been misfiring.
Filed with NHTSA, November 2024
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2024 ranks sixth for owner complaints among 7 Passport years, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2024 is the sixth model year of the Passport's third generation (2019–2025).
It is also the first year of a mid-cycle update.
What changed for 2024
Recall repairs are free at any Honda dealer, but the seller may never have had them done. Check each campaign number against the VIN.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Passport and 2023-2025 Pilot vehicles. The fuel filler neck tube and fuel filler pipe may separate, allowing fuel to leak.
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and repair the fuel filler neck tube and pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is OKM.
Cars shoppers compare with the Honda Passport, with their own 2024 checklists.
2024 owner complaints, side by side
