Honda Ridgeline
Every model year 2017–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.
Every Honda Ridgeline model year
Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per yearWhich model year the record favours
Source: recalls and complaints per year on the roadOn the filed record so far, the 2022 is the cleanest Ridgeline year we hold, and the 2023 the one to check hardest.
Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.
Which Honda Ridgeline years reported which system early
Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at reportEarliest on the record: 2017 fuel/propulsion system complaints at 0.94× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 34,699 miles). Latest: 2019 fuel/propulsion system at 2.62× (46,000 miles).
Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.
What owners filed about the Honda Ridgeline, by system
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.
What changed year to year
Source: computed from the filed record- 2024: 1 → 2 EPA configurations
- 2021: best combined mpg 22 → 21; 2 → 1 EPA configurations
| Head-to-head | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ridgeline vs Ford F-150 · Large Pickup truck | Ridgeline +18.7 | |
| 2026 Ridgeline vs GMC Sierra · Large Pickup truck | Ridgeline +2.3 | |
| 2026 Ridgeline vs Toyota Tundra · Large Pickup truck | Ridgeline +8.7 | |
| 2026 Ridgeline vs Chevrolet Silverado · Large Pickup truck | Ridgeline +7.3 | |
| 2026 Ridgeline vs Ram 1500 · Large Pickup truck | Ridgeline +25.5 |
In the studies
Source: computed from the same record, method on each pageCommon questions about the Honda Ridgeline
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsWhich Honda Ridgeline year is the best used buy?
On the recall record, the 2022 Ridgeline comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade C (74/100), 3 recalls and 118 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.
What Honda Ridgeline years should I avoid?
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 have the weakest recall records in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Ridgeline model year ranked, with the reasons.
How many recalls does the Honda Ridgeline have?
Across model years 2017–2026, NHTSA has posted 52 recall campaigns for the Honda Ridgeline. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.