2021 Honda Passport Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 145 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the steering of the 2021 Honda Passport, 2% of the 145 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On my way to work I was on the highway and five warning lights came on out of no where. All five warnings were the safety assist systems had problems. I drove to the Honda dealership and found out it was my microchip for my honda,the main microchip for all of the safety and system controls were dead/bad and that it would need to be replace. I was told by the service manager that without the micro chip the vehicle would no longer be drivable as it controls power steering system, brakes system, lane departures, etc. …”
NHTSA complaint #11602841, filed 2024-07“Forward Collision Warning (FCW): At random intervals, the FCW will give a false positive warning of an imminent collision with a car approaching from the opposite direction. This has occurred at various times over the past 2+ years. Comments to this effect to the Honda service representatives have indicated that this anomaly has been reported previously. They have not provided a fix or software update to correct this issue. The event is a safety issue because of the distraction from focusing on the road ahead. …”
NHTSA complaint #11540126, filed 2023-08Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 12% |
| 2025 | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 | 2 | 10% |
| 2023 | 1 | 3% |
| 2022 | 4 | 6% |
| 2021 | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | 5 | 2% |
| 2001 | 1 | 1% |
| 2000 | 5 | 5% |
| 1999 | 1 | 0% |
| 1998 | 4 | 2% |
| 1996 | 3 | 7% |
| 1995 | 3 | 5% |
| 1994 | 4 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2021 Honda Passport
52 complaintsEngine
29 complaintsElectrical system
27 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
23 complaintsBrakes
22 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsLane departure
10 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2021 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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