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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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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Passport years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
2 reportsCONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 WHEN THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK, EVEN THROUGH BRAKING. CONSUMER SWITCHED IGNITION OFF AND WAITED FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. IN MAY OF 1997, THE SECOND TIME CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, TRIED TO PASS A VEHICLE, AND THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.