IllustrationCONSUMER 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
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
What owners actually said
56 reportsDRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED WITH THE KEY OR POWER LOCKS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING.
WHEN IT RAINS OR DURING COLD CONDITIONS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WILL REMAIN FOGGY . OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP CONSUMER. *AK
OWNER CLAIMS THAT THE DEFROSTER UNIT DOESN'T WORK. ALSO, GAS GUAGE DID NOT READ ACCURATELY AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK/REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. *AK
DURING REAR IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE INJURIES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.