2022 Honda Passport Reliability Report

Failures of the front-facing multipurpose camera dominate. The dash fills with warnings as adaptive cruise, collision mitigation, auto high beams, road departure mitigation, and lane keeping drop out. Recalibration may help only briefly, and the camera may eventually need replacement. One replacement cost $1500 just after the 3 year warranty ended. Other reports describe a torn-paper noise with a few seconds of lost throttle above 55 mph that dealers cannot find. Water also soaked the passenger floor from underneath in one car, and idle stop interruption warnings appear.

Two separate problems show up here. Phantom automatic braking slams on the brakes with no traffic ahead, on curves as oncoming cars approach, or because of a shadow, at both city and highway speeds. That creates a real rear-end crash risk. There are also hydraulic faults at very low mileage. In one, the pedal sinks to the floor and the car creeps forward at a light, fixed with a new master cylinder and VSA modulator. In another, a squeaking pedal was traced to pins missing from the master cylinder. One braking report actually concerns a Pilot.

Sudden power loss is the main pattern. The car stops responding to the accelerator and either tops out around 40 mph or slows sharply from highway speed, sometimes with cruise control on. Restarting can clear it, but it may come back. The most serious report describes a seized engine after a lifter failed, requiring a full engine replacement with no dealer help. In another case, a sensor bolt backed out at 70 mph. That disabled the safety features and threw off the speed reading until the part was reinstalled.

Both complaints concern a recall repair, not a failure on the road. Federal recall campaign 23V431000 covers the back over prevention system. Dealers could not schedule the fix because parts were not available. One dealer estimated a wait of 90 days, longer than the 60 days owners say the law allows. Neither report describes the system actually failing. The issue is a parts shortage and repair delays.

Free play and a loose feel develop over time. One report describes loose handling and a pull to the right at 20000 miles. Another describes a clanking gap before the tires respond at 62,000 miles, most noticeable when parked or below 30 mph. A mechanic blamed the rack and pinion and warned it could lead to loss of control and a crash. Dealers either found nothing wrong or declined to fix it, in one case because the car is a 2022 rather than a 2023.

Water intrusion and a faulty door latch are the two issues. A leaking body seam let water under the driver's seat, where it froze the parking brake cables and kept the car from moving in freezing weather. The problem returned the next winter. The dealer said it pointed to either a major collision or a defect. A separate complaint reports a rear passenger door that will not open from inside, which could trap a passenger, often a child, in an emergency.