2021 Honda Passport Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 23about this part
- Share
- 16%of 145 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 700miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2021 Honda Passport, 16% of the 145 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 700 miles. 1 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.
“Bought the car from the dealer drove great ! Weeks into owning it transmission is clicking banging and driving rough most of the issues are second and third gears . Street or highway . Service can't seem to fix it vehicle is also some times sluggish and doesn't have the pep that it should . Test drove 2 other passports and they both had great power and no transmission issues please help!”
NHTSA complaint #11394358, filed 2021-02, 700 miles“The vehicle is supposed to automatically go into park if the driver stops the vehicle and exits the vehicle without taking it out of drive, reverse, or neutral. It's designed to do that on the push button transmissions used in this vehicle. The sensor that does this is activated by unbuckling the seat belt. If someone is using a seat belt extender and unbuckles the seat belt from the extender and leaves the extender plugged in this system is defeated. The vehicle can move forward or backwards creating a serious safety hazard. …”
NHTSA complaint #11398931, filed 2021-03, 5 miles“I was driving along at 65 miles an hour when the car randomly threw itself into neutral. I turned the car off restarted it drive a little bit. It continued to happen over and over and it usually does not matter on the speed. After the transmission replacement, the transmission still continues to hit hard on third and fourth gear..”
NHTSA complaint #11676726, filed 2025-07“The rod bearings failed requiring a new motor. The vehicle is available for inspection. My safety is at risk as well as the risk of others because the vehicle is not able to be driven. The problem has been confirmed by Ziegler Honda of Racine. They formed a diagnostic test and quoted me $6K+ repair. There were no warning lamps and this issues started about 1 week ago.”
NHTSA complaint #11675980, filed 2025-07“- Automatic braking system flashes warnings for no reason, with no cars around me - Parking break hasn’t taken a handful of times - No collision warning when parking brake didn’t take, front end is now damaged ** I have dash cam proof I hit the parking brake before I collided with the vehicle in front of me in the school line. Husband glued the grill pieces together to keep them from overlapping.”
NHTSA complaint #11617018, filed 2024-09Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 7% |
| 2025 | 7 | 15% |
| 2024 | 1 | 5% |
| 2023 | 5 | 13% |
| 2022 | 11 | 17% |
| 2021 | 23 | 16% |
| 2020 | 6 | 6% |
| 2019 | 25 | 9% |
| 2002 | 2 | 9% |
| 2001 | 6 | 4% |
| 2000 | 13 | 13% |
| 1999 | 26 | 11% |
| 1998 | 19 | 8% |
| 1997 | 8 | 14% |
| 1996 | 2 | 5% |
| 1995 | 7 | 12% |
| 1994 | 2 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2021 Honda Passport
52 complaintsEngine
29 complaintsElectrical system
27 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 complaintsSteering
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2021 Honda Passport
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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