2026 Honda Passport: Staten Island Pricing & Leasing Guide
Quick Answer: What a 2026 Passport Costs in New York
The 2026 Passport spans $44,950 (RTL) to $53,850 (TrailSport Elite Blackout) in MSRP, plus a $1,495 destination charge on every trim, standard AWD included at every price point, there's no drivetrain upcharge to budget for. New York City buyers, Staten Island included, then add the 8.875% combined sales tax, DMV title and registration, and an annual inspection; on an RTL at $46,445 with destination, that tax alone runs roughly $4,120. From there the numbers move in your favor: Honda refreshes its lease and finance programs monthly, dealer specials stack on top of them, and the Passport's off-road credibility and standard AWD tend to support strong resale. Current offers live on the Honda of Staten Island specials page; this guide explains every layer beneath them.
The sticker map, all five trims
MSRPs run: RTL $44,950, TrailSport $48,650, TrailSport Blackout $49,850, TrailSport Elite $52,650, TrailSport Elite Blackout $53,850. Every figure excludes the $1,495 destination charge and anything the state adds afterward, and the dealer sets the final selling price. Notice there's no separate AWD line item anywhere on this list, unlike most Honda crossovers, the Passport's price already includes the drivetrain, which simplifies comparison shopping even if it raises the entry point. The two Blackout appearance trims sit exactly $1,200 above their non-Blackout counterpart, a clean, predictable step if the look matters to you.
Offers refresh monthly, and they stack
Honda publishes new lease programs, APR support, and loyalty or conquest incentives at the start of nearly every month, each with printed terms and expiration dates. Honda of Staten Island layers its own specials over whatever the month brings, posted on the new car specials page, with separate service & parts offers for after you own it. The practical takeaway: the real "price" of a Passport is MSRP minus this month's stack, and the stack changes, so a quote from three months ago tells you little about today. One longtime customer described how quickly that stack can come together on a Passport deal: "unexpectedly, he drove out the very same day with a great deal on a brand new Honda Passport. The GM Randy ... and Louis in the insurance office made the entire experience quick and easy." Another buyer, who traded a Passport toward a new Honda, put it this way about the finance desk: "the Finance Manager Vishnu R. Siew (Rob) is the best to deal with. He always goes above and beyond to make sure you get the best deal. The entire process was smooth and stress free!"
What New York adds to the sticker
- Sales tax: 8.875% in NYC. The five boroughs share the state's highest combined rate. On an RTL at $46,445 with destination, that's roughly $4,120, and on a fully loaded TrailSport Elite Blackout at $55,345 it's closer to $4,912, so it belongs in your budget from the first calculation, not the last. Trade-in credit helps here: New York taxes only the difference after your trade's value.
- Title, registration, and plates. Standard DMV fees at purchase, which the dealership processes for you at signing.
- Annual inspection. New York's yearly safety and emissions check, a small fee, handled at the service center alongside a routine visit.
- The Verrazzano math. If your household crosses to Brooklyn regularly, tolls are a real ownership line item, Staten Island residents should be enrolled in the resident discount program to soften it.
Lease or buy a Passport here?
Standard AWD and genuine off-road credibility across the whole lineup tend to support resale, which cuts both directions. Leasing: strong residuals help keep payments manageable on a vehicle with this starting price, and a lease keeps you inside the full warranty term while you decide how much you'll actually use the TrailSport hardware. Buying: a genuinely capable, well-maintained SUV like this rewards long ownership, and equity at trade-in time beats a turn-in appointment with mileage penalties. The honest tiebreakers are mileage (bridge commuters and weekend trail trips both add up fast) and how hard you'll actually use the off-road equipment, a leased TrailSport that never leaves pavement is arguably an RTL you overpaid for. Either path, the store runs both quotes side by side, and its finance team handles pre-approval before you visit.
Trading in an older Passport is common here too. One customer summarized the trade-in-toward-new-Passport version of this deal: "It was time to trade in my 2022 Honda Passport after 3 years and like always the customer service is 100%," and another simply said of a fresh lease: "I just pick up my new passport lease and I love it. Thank you very much Robert Siew. You're the best." If a Certified Pre-Owned Passport is also on your list, one recent CPO buyer described the process: "Purchased Honda certified passport. Would recommend dealership to friends. Dealership staff were very honest and upfront on all aspects of my purchase."
The five levers that move your number
Two buyers, same trim, different payments, the gap always traces to one of five inputs: credit tier (advertised programs assume the top one), term and annual mileage, down payment, trade equity (used values shift monthly, get yours appraised the same week you shop), and timing, since programs reset monthly and model-year transitions create windows. A rough personal-finance rule of thumb worth knowing before you walk in: many buyers target a monthly lease payment near 1.5% of MSRP as a sanity check, useful as a starting benchmark, though your actual number depends entirely on the five levers above, not a fixed formula.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average cost of a new Honda Passport?
Most 2026 buyers land between TrailSport and TrailSport Elite, so figure the high-$40,000s to low-$50,000s MSRP before destination, tax, and this month's programs. The exact answer depends on trim, the buyers guide maps all five.
How much is it to lease a 2026 Honda Passport?
Whatever this month's program builds from your inputs, Honda's lease support refreshes monthly, so any figure printed here would age badly. Check current specials, then have the quote built on your actual credit tier, term, mileage, and down payment.
Is it better to buy or lease a Honda Passport?
Lease if you want new tech and full warranty coverage every few years and your annual mileage fits the cap; buy if you plan to actually use the off-road hardware for years and want the equity. Both are defensible on a vehicle built to hold its value.
What are the downsides of leasing a Honda Passport?
The honest ones: mileage caps (real if you tow or trail-drive on weekends), wear-and-tear standards at turn-in that don't love off-road use, and no equity at the end. If any of those bother you, financing lets the resale value work in your favor at trade-in instead.
What is the best month to buy a Passport?
The month you're ready, with an asterisk, programs reset at month boundaries and model-year changeovers create soft spots. Rather than timing the market, watch the specials page for a program that fits your situation, offers state their expiration dates plainly.
Does a Passport cost more to insure or register than a Pilot?
Registration runs on weight, not model name, so the difference is modest; insurance varies by carrier, trim, and vehicle value more than by nameplate. The Passport's standard AWD across every trim is the bigger factor most insurers weigh, and it cuts in the Passport's favor for winter-risk pricing.
The bottom line
Passport pricing in this borough is a fixed sticker, a known New York tax layer, and a monthly-refreshed stack of programs that rewards buyers who show up informed. The MSRPs above won't surprise you, the 8.875% is arithmetic, and everything else, credit, term, trade, timing, is a negotiable input. Bring accurate ones, and let a 40-year Honda store do the subtracting.
MSRP figures exclude the $1,495 destination charge plus tax, license, registration, options, and dealer-installed accessories; the dealer sets the actual selling price. No lease or finance offer is made or implied on this page; current offers, terms, and expirations are stated on the linked specials pages and are subject to credit approval. New York tax rates, DMV fees, and toll programs are set by the state, city, and MTA and may change. Customer quotes are excerpts from public Google reviews of Honda of Staten Island.