Honda Passport Review ― Long-Term Road Test & Wrap-up
Honda Passport Review ― Long-Term Road Test & Wrap-up
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How reliable is a Honda Passport after 20,000 miles of use? Find out as Edmunds wraps up its ownership of a 2019 Honda Passport. This video covers what we liked and what we didn’t as well as fuel economy, reliability and other attributes.
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0.25 -> RYAN ZUMMALLEN: When the
Honda Passport came out
2.25 -> promising a comfortable
ride and loads of storage,
4.74 -> there was one thing
on our minds--
6.39 -> road trip.
7.313 -> But that was before
quarantine had
8.73 -> us all trying to relearn
second grade math again.
11.674 -> [SIGHS] Those were
more innocent times.
14.04 -> Anyway, we brought the
Passport in for testing
16.195 -> and, sure enough, ranked it
higher than the Hyundai Santa
18.57 -> Fe, Chevrolet Blazer, Toyota
4Runner, and Jeep Grand
21.99 -> Cherokee.
22.89 -> It turns out a CRV with
more space or a Pilot
26.19 -> with more adventure is
a pretty good formula.
28.59 -> Good, not perfect.
30.117 -> And when we get a vehicle
that tops our rankings,
32.159 -> we like to bring it in
for a long-term test
34.32 -> to see how it stacks up over
the course of ownership.
36.827 -> In a year with this Passport,
we've racked up just
38.91 -> over 20,000 miles and change.
40.89 -> We took it up the
Pacific Coast twice,
42.835 -> to tons of states
all over the country,
44.46 -> and-- oh, yeah-- camping,
camping, and camping.
47.64 -> In this video we'll
say our goodbyes
49.47 -> and talk about what
we liked and what we
51.137 -> didn't like about the Passport.
52.59 -> Speaking of likes, go ahead
and give us the thumbs
54.673 -> up if you like this
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56.343 -> to the channel for more
long-term content just
58.26 -> like this.
59.225 -> Now, if you're a
regular viewer--
60.6 -> thank you, subscribers--
[PING] you know that, normally,
62.993 -> we actually purchase the
vehicles in our long-term .
65.16 -> Fleet but the
reality of economics
67.11 -> is that there are so many
vehicles we want to bring in,
69.42 -> we're not actually
able to buy them all.
71.52 -> This vehicle is on
loan from Honda.
73.46 -> And while it's
borrowed, we strive
75.052 -> to treat it like our own,
even though it's not.
77.01 -> [MUSIC PLAYING]
80.93 ->
83.87 -> With transparency out of
the way, here's what we got
86.15 -> and why.
86.99 -> This Passport is a touring trim.
89.07 -> It's the second highest,
level just below the elite.
91.58 -> With that, you get a 10-speaker
audio system, heated front
94.52 -> and rear seats, and
second row USB ports,
97.067 -> plus a lot of other stuff.
98.15 -> Every Passport comes with
a 3.5-liter V6 engine
101.24 -> and a nine-speed
automatic transmission.
103.078 -> Now, for better or worse, there
aren't a whole lot of options
105.62 -> you can add to a Passport.
106.75 -> But we did manage to
tack on all-wheel drive
108.98 -> for an extra $1,900.
110.608 -> And that also gives us another
half inch of ground clearance,
113.15 -> up to 8.1 inches.
114.68 -> That brought the total price
for this car to $42,225,
118.58 -> including destination.
120.2 -> So what's the Passport
like to live with?
122.09 -> Well, this is a perfectly
usable everyday crossover,
125.3 -> and earned a lot of
positive comments
126.98 -> from editors on our staff,
especially those with families.
129.538 -> Some of the attributes
that topped the list
131.33 -> were a pleasing road manners
and a solid V6 engine up front.
134.81 -> The ride, handling, and comfort
of the Passport on the road
137.42 -> all earned good scores.
138.83 -> Now, this is not a
hardcore off-roader.
141.26 -> But there are
different drive modes
142.79 -> that you can select
here with this button
145.13 -> to optimize the
all-wheel drive system
147.08 -> for different types of terrain.
148.88 -> This is more of a soft-roader
type of crossover.
151.49 -> It's more akin to the Subaru
Ascent or Kia Telluride
154.34 -> style of SUVs.
155.69 -> Now, there's nothing
wrong with that.
157.4 -> It gives you extra confidence
on different types of surfaces.
160.28 -> I took this into the
snow more than once,
161.99 -> and several of our editors
drove it onto the beach.
164.39 -> Plus it's prime
material for dad jokes.
168.41 -> Whoa, whoa, before we
get in, did everyone
170.39 -> bring their passports?
171.86 -> Because I brought mine.
173.762 -> I'm just kidding.
174.47 -> Your aunt lives in this country.
177.38 -> Ah, I love this roof rack.
178.8 -> You can put anything on there.
180.22 -> I'll put you and your brother
on it if you keep fighting.
182.595 ->
185.66 -> Our editors rated interior space
for both passengers and item
188.96 -> very highly.
189.74 -> But the rear cargo storage
is the business end
191.84 -> of the Passport.
192.88 -> Now, there's actually
not a lot more space
194.63 -> here than in the CRV.
196.34 -> But the key is usability.
197.99 -> You've got a really nice
under-floor storage area
200.073 -> right here for storing
things if they're
201.74 -> dirty or smelly or muddy.
204.59 -> You've also got a power outlet
and a button that automatically
207.71 -> folds the rear seats down.
208.97 -> And it lights up at night, which
is great if you're camping.
211.47 -> So what didn't we like
about the Passport?
213.35 -> Well, for one thing, those
roof bars are extra handy.
215.918 -> But if you don't have them
in the exact right position,
218.21 -> they whistle, and it
gets real annoying
220.07 -> real fast inside the cabin.
221.87 -> Then there was the
automated safety.
223.58 -> Every Passport comes with the
Honda Sensing Suite of advanced
226.64 -> safety features, which is cool.
228.65 -> But the adaptive cruise
control can be really jerky,
231.29 -> which is not cool.
232.79 -> Be better.
234.98 -> Basically, any time the
adaptive cruise control
237.26 -> needs to speed up or
slow down on its own
239.717 -> when a car moves into
your lane or something
241.55 -> like that, it gets real jerky.
243.982 -> Which is kind of a
problem because that's
245.69 -> the whole purpose of
adaptive cruise control.
247.82 -> The Lane Keep Assist
can be shocking
249.74 -> when it tries to trick
you back into your lane,
251.96 -> and we got a ton
of false warnings
253.49 -> from the front collision
alarm, as well.
255.39 -> Now, with the nine-speed
automatic transmission,
257.47 -> if it needs to
downshift quickly,
259.07 -> especially on a
downhill grade, it
261.019 -> can be real jerky and
lurchy and abrupt.
264.41 -> And in total, there are
just a lot of tech features
267.41 -> that add up to make the
Passport feel a little bit
269.51 -> crude at times.
270.77 -> But it wasn't all bad.
272.39 -> Here's what our editors had to
say about their experiences.
275.523 -> AMY SILLIMAN: I drove over 4,700
miles in our long-term Passport
278.19 -> across the country with
my kid and a dog in tow.
280.92 -> So I learned quite a
bit about this SUV.
283.04 -> I'm really enjoyed
Lane Keep Assist.
284.54 -> However, it's does not
work that well in the rain.
286.743 -> I really enjoyed cruise
control because that's
288.66 -> great on the long
hauls, and the car
290.67 -> was pretty comfortable
to be sitting in all day.
293.42 -> There was one day where I drove
almost 1,300 miles non-stop,
296.274 -> and I attribute that to the
car being very comfortable.
298.566 -> So all in all, it is a great
vehicle for longer trips.
301.64 -> BRENT ROMANS: I drew
that on quite a few road
303.83 -> trips my family.
304.97 -> Always enjoyed driving it.
306.15 -> In particular, the V6 stood out.
309.04 -> Mash the gas, and it gives
you that classic Honda V6
312.41 -> snarl, which is
always enjoyable,
314.36 -> along with the power.
315.58 -> The other thing
that I distinctly
317.18 -> remember about our Passport--
318.83 -> it's kind of a minor thing, but
actually the rear-view camera.
321.8 -> It has a wide-angle
view to it, which
324.02 -> I could flip on through a
special mode, which is great
327.5 -> because I have kids always
on the sidewalks going
329.78 -> back and forth.
330.57 -> And then there's traffic
three different ways
333.087 -> that's coming along.
333.92 -> So I could flip that
on and just make
335.63 -> sure there was nothing behind
me as I was backing up.
337.97 -> So, overall, really enjoyed the
Passport as a family vehicle,
341.39 -> and I'm going to miss it.
343.19 -> JODI TOURKOW: I was actually
surprised at how spacious
346.13 -> and comfortable the
Passport really is.
349.1 -> I recently had to take
myself and three other adults
353.57 -> to a fitness competition,
along with a lot of workout
357.62 -> equipment.
358.16 -> So think canopies, tents,
coolers, barbells, bumper
363.2 -> plates, kettle bells.
364.43 -> And what was really nice,
especially at 5:30 AM when
367.1 -> you have to load all this
equipment into the SUV,
369.95 -> was that it fit very
nicely into the cargo area.
374.01 -> It fit horizontally.
375.41 -> We didn't have to
fold the seats down,
377.37 -> which also made it more
comfortable for all of us
379.91 -> to sit in the Passport
and take that hour drive.
384.32 -> What was also really
nice was it was
386.42 -> very seamless and efficient
to unload, as well.
389.85 -> So again, the Passport actually
had great amount of space.
393.92 -> It was really,
really comfortable.
395.57 -> It drove really well.
396.9 -> [MUSIC PLAYING]
399.382 -> RYAN ZUMMALLEN: Like most
new vehicles on sale today,
401.59 -> the Passport has a
maintenance minder light
403.48 -> that alerts you when
it's almost time
405.04 -> to bring it in for service.
406.69 -> We followed its
recommendations and only
408.46 -> had to make one appointment.
409.99 -> That was for oil, a
filter, a cabin air filter,
413.41 -> tire rotation, and a
general inspection.
416.347 -> So our total maintenance costs
for the first year of ownership
418.93 -> only came to $72.
420.94 -> Now, there were
three recalls issued
422.44 -> for the 2019 Passport
as of this recording.
425.26 -> Two of them had to do
with our particular model,
427.51 -> and both of those had to do
with information displays.
430.9 -> One can be addressed with
an over-the-air update,
433.12 -> but the other you
have to bring in
435.04 -> because they need to
reprogram the computer that
437.11 -> controls the instrument panel.
439.043 -> Unfortunately, those were
issued just as we were preparing
441.46 -> to shoot this video, so
service isn't available
443.95 -> yet as of this recording.
445.93 -> That's a problem
for the new owner.
448.37 -> [MUSIC PLAYING]
450.37 -> Hey guys, look.
451.15 -> Rest stop one mile.
453.23 -> Must be a pretty big
rest stop, right?
455.62 -> [CHUCKLES] We're not stopping.
457.67 ->
460.502 -> Woo.
461.92 -> Now let's talk reliability.
463.78 -> Picture this.
464.71 -> You're driving along at the
beginning of a long road trip.
467.39 -> You've got your destination
set, your perfect speed,
470.47 -> your favorite radio station--
472.18 -> Soul Town, obviously.
474.01 -> And then, all of a sudden--
475.33 -> and this happened two times
to two different editors--
478.69 -> all your screens shut off.
480.27 -> You lose your map.
481.39 -> You lose your speed setting.
482.8 -> You lose your rear-view camera.
484.33 -> You lose that Otis Redding
song that just came on.
487.387 -> So when that happens,
there's really nothing
489.22 -> to do but park and wait it out.
491.17 -> So that's what our editors did.
492.67 -> It took a few minutes,
but eventually the car
494.83 -> would just shut down
and come back to normal
496.78 -> when they came back into it.
498.37 -> When we told Honda
about this, they
500.05 -> brought it in and issued a fix,
and it never happened again.
503.65 -> But we later found out
that lots of owners
505.84 -> are experiencing this problem,
and not just with the Passport,
508.57 -> because the screen is
the same system that's
510.58 -> in the Odyssey and the Pilot.
512.74 -> By far, this was our
most alarming issue
514.69 -> with the Passport, and hopefully
Honda has found a good fix.
517.78 -> We reached out to find out
if any of those recalls
520.03 -> are directly related
to that problem,
521.919 -> but weren't able to hear back
at the time of this video.
524.6 -> Check onto the
long-term Passport page
526.42 -> to see if there are any updates.
530.11 -> Our Passport is rated at 21
miles per gallon combined.
533.11 -> And over to our 20,000 miles,
we got 20.6 miles per gallon.
536.94 -> Pretty, pretty good.
539.8 -> Now, that's about
average for the class,
541.69 -> and it's about average
for the kind of power
543.73 -> you get from the V6 engine.
545.212 -> But after a year
of ownership, it's
546.67 -> nice to look back and say,
hey, mission accomplished.
549.82 -> Now, our best
fill-up at the pump
551.32 -> actually came out to
an impressive 28.5
553.93 -> miles per gallon, and we got
460 miles out of that tank.
557.74 -> We also found that this little
green Econ button right here
560.8 -> actually does make a
difference in fuel economy.
563.44 -> Of course, it hurts
acceleration a bit,
565.66 -> so you could probably get
similar results just by keeping
568.21 -> a light foot on the gas pedal.
570.07 -> So what's our
Passport worth now?
571.99 -> Well, the only way to
really know is to sell it,
574.09 -> and it's not ours.
575.93 -> But using the Edmunds
appraisal tool,
577.63 -> we can get a pretty good idea.
579.58 -> And that brings
it to about 33,000
581.62 -> for a private party
and 31,000 on a traded.
584.67 -> The Passport is a standout
SUV with an adventurous side
587.77 -> that pays off in big ways.
589.45 -> The roof rails, extra
ground clearance,
591.22 -> and usable storage add a
lot of personality over
593.83 -> your run-of-the-mill crossover.
595.51 -> And it's more comfortable
and economical
597.76 -> than a 4Runner or
a Grand Cherokee.
600.22 -> Now, we wish the safety
features and infotainment hadn't
602.92 -> given us so much trouble.
604.24 -> But this was still a
very high-demand vehicle
606.61 -> in our long-term fleet.
607.75 -> Listen, we can't
all climb boulders.
609.85 -> This is a road trip star that
you won't mind getting dirty.
612.61 -> And for the vast majority of
people looking to get outdoors,
615.43 -> that's going to be
more than enough.
617.14 -> The age of the soft-roader
is here to stay.
619.33 -> [MUSIC PLAYING]
622.68 ->
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