Best tires for the Honda Passport
Top picks across four categories for the Honda Passport, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 265/60R18. Every recommendation is selected from our 22,000-tire catalog by ranking on UTQG treadwear, mileage warranty, cabin-noise rating, and season class; no commission-weighted reordering.
Daily driver
Best all-season touring
Long warranty, low noise, balanced ride. The one-tire compromise that works for 80% of owners.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
UTQG 820 with a 85,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Honda Passport owners.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
UTQG 640 with a 60,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Honda Passport owners.
Pirelli
Scorpion all terrain plus
UTQG 600 with a 50,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Honda Passport owners.
BFGoodrich
All-Terrain T/A KO2
Reinforced sidewall all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Lowest cost per mile
Best budget
Best price-per-warranty-mile in this size. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options, not safety.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
820 UTQG with a 85,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Michelin
Defender LTX M/S
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
BFGoodrich
Advantage T/A sport LT
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Continental
CrossContact LX25
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Lowest cabin noise
Best quiet
Tread patterns engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning. Pick this if you commute long highway distances daily.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Pirelli
Scorpion all terrain plus
73 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; well below the segment median. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
BFGoodrich
All-Terrain T/A KO2
75 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; still quieter than most competitors in this size. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Goodyear Assurance MaxLife |
|
|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 820 |
| Mileage warranty | 85,000 mi |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB |
| Season class | all-season |
| Type | touring |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the honda passport use?
Recommendations on this page are anchored to the latest model-year's OEM size. Confirm yours against the driver-door placard before purchase.
| Year | OEM size | |
|---|---|---|
| 1994–1999 | 235/75R15 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2000–2002 | 245/70R16 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2019–2021 | 265/45R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2022–2025 | 245/60R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2026 | 275/60R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the honda passport
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 265/60R18; and filtered our catalog of 22,000+ tires to those offered in that exact size. From there, four parallel rankings:
- Best all-season ranks on a weighted score: tire type matches passenger car segment, season is "all-season", premium brand bonus (Michelin / Continental / Bridgestone / Pirelli / Goodyear / Nokian).
- Best budget ranks on cost-per-warranty-mile; the lower the better. Premium brands get no bonus here.
- Best quiet ranks on the EU tire-label dB rating; lower is quieter.
- Best winter filters to tires marked 3PMSF severe-snow rated or all-weather class, with a small premium-brand bonus because winter-compound R&D is capital-intensive.
For sedans and compacts, the all-season touring tire below is the best default; long warranty, low cabin noise, reasonable cost per mile. Switch to the quiet pick if highway droning is a deal-breaker; switch to the winter pick if you see significant snow each year. Use the side-by-side comparison above to weigh the trade-offs against your specific driving; highway-heavy, winter-state, performance-oriented, or budget-constrained.
NHTSA-reported issues for honda passport
Top issue category: Sidewall
Reported across: 2026 – 2026 (1 year)
What owners described
Sidewall failure appears in 29% of these reports; about 2.0× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 24 reports covering every model year of the Honda Passport that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewall failure | 29% | 15% | 2.0× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 21% | 20% | 1.0× |
| Tread or belt separation | 13% | 13% | 0.9× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 8% | 6% | 1.4× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 8% | 9% | 0.9× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 8% | 8% | 1.0× |
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Honda Passport. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
SQUEAKY BRAKES SINCE INCEPTION. VIBRATION AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH, WORSE AT 55-65. DEALER HAS BALANCED TIRES 3 TIMES, REPLACED BRAKE SHOES, PROBLEM STILL NOT CORRECTED. CONSTANT SHAKING. ADDITIONAL PROBLEM WHEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKE, FEEL BUMP IN BRAKE PEDAL.
THE CONTACT LEASED A 2020 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WOULD GO BLANK AND THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A SPARKING SOUND COMING THROUGH THE SPEAKERS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE ON THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSISTENTLY DEFLATE ON ALL FOUR TIRES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER DOCUMENTING THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA OF PRINCETON (987 STATE RD, PRINCETON, NJ 08540) WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN DEALER POSSESSION. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Tire Sidewall Blowout Drivers front 8/27/21 Continental cross contact LX 265 45 R 20 104H is the number after that. rode over a branch approx 3" in diameter at approx 10mph do not feel this should have caused a blow out on an SUV Could have caused loss of control
245/50R20 102H Multiple times the tire was flat after coming out to drive in the morning. Took it to our local Honda dealership, they would inflate it but stated that they could not find the leak. We noticed what appears to be a bubble in the sidewall but they said that was normal. BS
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Tire recalls & safety complaints for the Honda Passport →
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Last verified 2026-09-02.