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1997 Honda Passport

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1997 Honda Passport do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 60.

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56Owner complaints

Model-year median: 60

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
36
199460
199541
199656
1997229
1998228
1999102
2000
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Structure
13Engine And Engine Cooling
12Power Train
8Suspension
5Visibility
5
All reported categories
Electrical System
4Air Bags
3Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3Unknown Or Other
3Fuel System, Gasoline
2Latches/locks/linkages
2Tires
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Fuel System, Other
1Seats
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 17 of 56 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Structure. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports1 fire reports4 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

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Mileage unknown · Apr 10, 2016
Unknown Or Other

IN 2015 I BOUGHT A 1997 HONDA PASSPORT FROM SOMEBODY AND NOTICED THE FRAME HAS EXTREME ROT AND ITS SO BAD IT ROTTED A FUEL LINE CAUSING A LEAK NOW, I OWNED A 1995.5 ISUZU RODEO WITH EXCESIVE FRAME ROT AS WELL TO WHERE THE FRAME BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. THESE FRAMES USED IN ALL OF THE ISUZU RODEOS AND HONDA PASSPORTS AREN'T T…

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IN 2015 I BOUGHT A 1997 HONDA PASSPORT FROM SOMEBODY AND NOTICED THE FRAME HAS EXTREME ROT AND ITS SO BAD IT ROTTED A FUEL LINE CAUSING A LEAK NOW, I OWNED A 1995.5 ISUZU RODEO WITH EXCESIVE FRAME ROT AS WELL TO WHERE THE FRAME BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. THESE FRAMES USED IN ALL OF THE ISUZU RODEOS AND HONDA PASSPORTS AREN'T TREATED PROPERLY BEFORE THEY WERE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC, THERE ARE HOLES IN THE FRAME AS LONG AS A FOOT, THESE NEED TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR INJURED BECAUSED OF IT, I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE YET DUE TO THIS FACT OR THE BREIF MOMENTS I DO DRIVE IT I FEEL AS IF ITS GOING TO BREAK IN HALF. IT WONT LET ME PUT THE MILEAGE IT HAS 176009.

NHTSA ODI #10854673

Mileage unknown · Aug 26, 2000
Unknown Or Other

IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET AN OPERATORS MANUAL FOR MY HONDA PASSPORT. IT WAS 33 DAYS LATER, AFTER I BROUGHT THIS USED SUV WHEN THE BACK BRAKES WENT OUT.

NHTSA ODI #729183

Mileage unknown · Oct 7, 1998
Engine And Engine CoolingSuspensionUnknown Or Other

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING . DEALER CONTACTED THREE TIMES AND REMEDIED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO A RATTLE NOISE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, REPLACED EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #827944

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.