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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

Air Bags complaints

3 reports
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82,000 miles · May 2, 2003
Air Bags

BRIDGESTONE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10016908

Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 2001
Air BagsCrashInjury

WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM FRONT AND SIDE, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK 1 PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #878702

Mileage unknown · Jun 16, 1998
Air BagsCrashInjury

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. *AK

NHTSA ODI #824366

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.