2019 Honda Passport Engine Problems
Owners have filed 52 complaints with NHTSA about engine problems on the 2019 Honda Passport, 19% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 7,792 miles. The words owners use most often: “start stop” (25% of reports).
- 52engine complaints
- 7,792median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 64%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Start stop: mentioned in 13 of 52 complaints (25%)
- Auto idle: mentioned in 6 of 52 complaints (12%)
- Itself neutral: mentioned in 5 of 52 complaints (10%)
- Foot off: mentioned in 5 of 52 complaints (10%)
At what mileage do engine problems happen?
Based on 8 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
None of the 52 complaints report a crash, fire or injury.
Honda Passport engine complaints by model year
| Model year | Engine complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Passport | 6 | 9% | — |
| 2025 Passport | 18 | 39% | 26,800 |
| 2024 Passport | 3 | 16% | — |
| 2023 Passport | 5 | 13% | — |
| 2022 Passport | 11 | 17% | 77,000 |
| 2021 Passport | 28 | 19% | 700 |
| 2020 Passport | 17 | 17% | 48,000 |
| 2019 Passport | 52 | 19% | 7,792 |
| 2002 Passport | 1 | 4% | — |
| 2001 Passport | 1 | 1% | 126,875 |
| 2000 Passport | 2 | 2% | 162,000 |
| 1999 Passport | 3 | 1% | 154,000 |
| 1998 Passport | 2 | 1% | 152,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists engine for the 2019 Honda Passport. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
My 2019 Honda Passport (VIN [XXX]) has an intermittent, dangerous failure of the Auto Idle Stop (auto start/stop) system: when the engine shuts off at a complete stop and I release the brake, it fails to restart on its own, leaving the vehicle dead and immobile in live traffic. There is no warning…
The contact owns a 2019 HONDA Passport. The contact stated while driving the vehicle at an undisclosed speed, he noticed that the vehicle had reduced power and could not accelerate very well, accompanied by an odd noise coming from the engine bay. The contact stated that he had an independent…
Car began making loud rattling noise which proceeded to a larger grinding noise in the engine. Car sudden wouldnât accelerate and had to be shut off. It wouldnât restart and once it did get jumped produced an intensely loud grinding rattling noise. Car had to be towed to Honda which upon…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2019 Honda Passports have engine problems?
No. NHTSA has 52 owner complaints about engine for the 2019 Honda Passport (19% of the 281 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2019 Honda Passport engine?
No recall currently lists engine for this vehicle.
At what mileage do engine problems start?
The median reported mileage is 7,792 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about engine problems on the 2019 Honda Passport?
The most frequent phrase is “start stop”, in 13 of 52 complaints, followed by “auto idle” (6).
Other 2019 Honda Passport problems
See all 2019 Honda Passport problems or engine problems across all Passport years.