Honda Ridgeline - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Honda Ridgeline owners have reported a total of 2,737 problems for their cars built in the 20 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Honda Ridgeline. The 2017 Honda Ridgeline cars have the most problems reported (434 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Honda Ridgeline

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 Ridgeline	10
2025 Ridgeline	125
2024 Ridgeline	89
2023 Ridgeline	165
2022 Ridgeline	151
2021 Ridgeline	142
2020 Ridgeline	231
2019 Ridgeline	294
2018 Ridgeline	202
2017 Ridgeline	434
2015 Ridgeline	2
2014 Ridgeline	35
2013 Ridgeline	55
2012 Ridgeline	30
2011 Ridgeline	41
2010 Ridgeline	51
2009 Ridgeline	40
2008 Ridgeline	156
2007 Ridgeline	190
2006 Ridgeline	294

🔍 Common problems of Honda Ridgeline

The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Honda Ridgeline cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (450 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (364 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Honda Ridgeline

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Electrical System	450
Engine And Engine Cooling	364
Air Bag	348
Equipment	267
Power Train	174
Exterior Lighting	155
Other Fuel System	155
Structure	155
Service Brakes	102
Forward Collision Avoidance	99

Visibility	94
Back Over Prevention	81
Gasoline Fuel System	57
Steering	41
Lane Departure	38
Vehicle Speed Control	37
Suspension	32
Seats	16
Electronic Stability Control	15
Seat Belt	13
Wheel	12
Tire	12
Latches/locks/linkage	11
	4
Unknown Or Other	4
Child Seat	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Honda Ridgeline of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Ridgeline model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Honda Ridgeline model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Ridgeline Model Years

Ridgeline Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	151	39,970	4	0.94
2021	142	27,677	5	1.03
2020	231	33,027	6	1.17
2019	294	58,258	7	0.72
2018	202	21,396	8	1.18
2017	434	49,612	9	0.97
2014	35	13,955	12	0.21
2013	55	18,130	13	0.23
2012	30	13,541	14	0.16
2011	41	15,138	15	0.18
2010	51	13,139	16	0.24
2009	40	13,531	17	0.17
2008	156	43,002	18	0.20
2007	190	52,714	19	0.19
2006	294	76,353	20	0.19

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Honda Ridgeline is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2026 Ridgeline	9
2025 Ridgeline	62
2024 Ridgeline	29
2023 Ridgeline	52
2022 Ridgeline	57
2021 Ridgeline	34
2020 Ridgeline	10
2019 Ridgeline	28
2018 Ridgeline	15
2017 Ridgeline	38
2014 Ridgeline	4
2013 Ridgeline	3
2012 Ridgeline	2
2011 Ridgeline	2
2010 Ridgeline	8
2009 Ridgeline	2
2008 Ridgeline	2
2007 Ridgeline	7
2006 Ridgeline	24

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