For the vehicle's fourth-generation iteration, the 2026 Honda Passport is getting a rugged overhaul with a new design, increased capability, and improved technology. Honda has completely redesigned the Passport with an emphasis on off-road readiness and versatility.

This is the all-new 2026 Honda Passport: a rougher, tougher, and squarer take on the popular mid-sized SUV. Honda has been touting this as its most capable SUV ever — but, if we’re honest, that’s not the boldest claim out there, with the Japanese automaker not known for its mud-plugging off-roaders.

Back in the 1990s before coming out with its own crossover, the CR-V, Honda offered the first-generation Passport, a rebadged Isuzu Rodeo that was a legit body-on-frame SUV. Since then, the Japanese brand has mainly stuck to crossover-y models that aren’t focused on off-roading,