Compare the2025 Honda PassportVS 2025 Toyota Crown Signia

Using vehicle speed sensors and seat sensors, smart airbags in the Passport deploy with different levels of force or don’t deploy at all to help better protect passengers of all sizes in different collisions. The Passport’s side airbags will shut off if a child is leaning against the door. The Crown Signia’s side airbags don’t have smart features and will always deploy full force.

Both the Passport and the Crown Signia have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras and rear cross-path warning.

The engine in the Passport has a single overhead cam for simplicity. The engine in the Crown Signia has dual overhead cams, which add to the number of moving parts and the complexity of the cylinder heads.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Honda vehicles are better in initial quality than Toyota vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Honda above average in initial quality. With 11 more problems per 100 vehicles, Toyota is rated lower.

The Passport’s standard 3.5 SOHC V6 produces 40 more horsepower (280 vs. 240) than the Crown Signia’s 2.5 DOHC 4-cylinder hybrid.

As tested in Car and Driver the Honda Passport is faster than the Toyota Crown Signia:

An engine control system that can shut down some of the engine’s cylinders helps improve the Passport’s fuel efficiency. The Crown Signia doesn’t offer a system that can shut down part of the engine.

The Passport has 5 gallons more fuel capacity than the Crown Signia (19.5 vs. 14.5 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

The Passport has a standard cap-less fueling system. The fuel filler is automatically opened when the fuel nozzle is inserted and automatically closed when it’s removed. This eliminates the need to unscrew and replace the cap and it reduces fuel evaporation, which causes pollution. The Crown Signia doesn’t offer a cap-less fueling system.

The Passport stops shorter than the Crown Signia:

For better traction, the Passport has larger standard tires than the Crown Signia (245/60R18 vs. 235/45R21). The Passport EX-L/Black Edition’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Crown Signia (265/45R20 vs. 255/55R19).

The Passport has a standard easy tire fill system. When inflating the tires, the vehicle’s integrated tire pressure sensors keep track of the pressure as the tires fill and tell the driver when the tires are inflated to the proper pressure. The Crown Signia doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

The Passport has a standard space-saver spare tire so you can replace a flat tire and drive to have the flat repaired or replaced. A spare tire isn’t available on the Crown Signia; it requires you to depend on roadside assistance and your vehicle will have to be towed.

For greater off-road capability the Passport has a 1.4 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the Crown Signia (8.1 vs. 6.7 inches), allowing the Passport to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The Passport is 5 inches shorter than the Crown Signia, making the Passport easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Passport uses computer-generated active noise cancellation to help remove annoying noise and vibration from the passenger compartment, especially at low frequencies. The Crown Signia doesn’t offer active noise cancellation.

The Passport has .4 inches more front headroom, 4.4 inches more front hip room, 5 inches more front shoulder room, 1.1 inches more rear headroom, 2.5 inches more rear legroom, 9.6 inches more rear hip room and 6.9 inches more rear shoulder room than the Crown Signia.

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the Passport’s rear seats recline. The Crown Signia’s rear seats don’t recline.

The Passport has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the Crown Signia with its rear seat up (41.2 vs. 25.8 cubic feet). The Passport has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the Crown Signia with its rear seat folded (77.7 vs. 68.8 cubic feet).

The Passport’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the Crown Signia’s (5000 vs. 2700 pounds).

Standard Trailer Stability Assist on the Passport uses the Vehicle Stability Assist sensors to detect trailer sway, then uses individual brakes to counteract any swaying and help keep the tow vehicle and trailer steady. The Crown Signia doesn’t offer electronic trailer sway control.

Manual rear side window sunshades are available in the Passport to help block heat and glare for the rear passengers. The Crown Signia doesn’t offer rear side window sunshades.

The Passport’s standard rear and side view mirrors have an automatic dimming feature. These mirrors can be set to automatically darken quickly when headlights shine on them, keeping following vehicles from blinding or distracting the driver. The Crown Signia has an automatic rear view mirror, but its side mirrors don’t dim.

The Passport TrailSport/Black Edition has a 115-volt a/c outlet on the center console, allowing you to recharge a laptop or run small household appliances without special adapters that can break or get misplaced. The Crown Signia doesn’t offer a house-current electrical outlet.

Consumer Reports® recommends the Honda Passport, based on reliability, safety and performance.