1998 Honda Passport Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 35about this part
- Share
- 15%of 229 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 130,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 35 complaints about the body and structure of the 1998 Honda Passport, 15% of the 229 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 130,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I bought a 1998 Honda Passport at the auction in salem newhampshire on december 20, 2014, the vehicle has an estimate of 87;000 miles on it, which is why I bought the car in the first place on top of the fact that the vehicle appeared to be in good condition, however to my surprise after taking my car to the mechanic, I was told that the frame to the vehicle was extremely rotted and would most likely be a hazard. …”
NHTSA complaint #10668826, filed 2014-12, 87,000 miles“1998 Honda Passport with badly rusted & rotted body frame. No one was/is injured as of this posting but this is my only means of transportation I have to work I have other obligations I can't afford to just go out and get another vehicle or have a car payment. I need Honda to stand behind their product and just fix this problem. I am not asking for the moon just want them to be fair & do the right thing.”
NHTSA complaint #10267115, filed 2009-04, 146,292 miles“1998 Honda Passport with severe frame rot, almost caused accident when lower control arm rusted off and broke, thank god my kids weren't in the car with me! Had to get welded and now the upper control arms are rotting off.”
NHTSA complaint #10352465, filed 2010-08, 123,000 miles“We brought our Honda Passport in for a recall and they told us the last three feet of the frame rail was rotted right out. The dealer doesn't know what Honda is going to do about it yet.”
NHTSA complaint #10378696, filed 2011-01, 82,000 miles“I have a 1998 Honda Passport and the bottom frame is all rusted and the rear axle or rear suspension trailing arm rusted till it fell off. Luckily it happened while my son was leaving our driveway and he was not on a highway driving at highway speed. So it is no longer driveable and we tied up the falling part and it was parked in our yard for almost a year because we could not afford to get it repaired. We now have to move to a townhouse and there is no place to park this vehicle so we had it towed to an autobody shop for an estimate. …”
NHTSA complaint #10322131, filed 2010-03, 115,100 milesBody and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 4% |
| 2025 | 2 | 4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | 11 | 4% |
| 2002 | 6 | 26% |
| 2001 | 70 | 52% |
| 2000 | 31 | 30% |
| 1999 | 33 | 14% |
| 1998 | 35 | 15% |
| 1997 | 13 | 23% |
| 1996 | 12 | 29% |
| 1995 | 12 | 20% |
Other parts of the 1998 Honda Passport
64 complaintsSuspension
48 complaintsFuel system
28 complaintsEngine cooling
24 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
16 complaintsEquipment
8 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsTires
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Honda Passport
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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