Honda Ridgeline / 2021
2021 Honda Ridgeline problems
Owners have filed 143 complaints about the 2021 Honda Ridgeline with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 18.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 14.7%.
Complaints143
Crashes5
Fires0
Injuries2
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 18.9% · 27
Forward collision avoidance 14.7% · 21
Unknown or other 9.8% · 14
Exterior lighting 9.8% · 14
Electrical system 9.8% · 14
Power train 7.7% · 11
Fuel/propulsion system 4.2% · 6
Lane departure 3.5% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 5 describe a crash and 2 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Honda Ridgeline in this data, 2021 draws comparatively few complaints; 2017 is the outlier year.
Filing volume has held steady, 70 in the last three years against 73 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 21,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The check engine light came on Dec 26 which I took to have checked and was told that it should go to the shop. The code was not being stored. I took it to the Honda dealership and they did a complete check and said the engine had gone back. The connecting rods and barrings cause the engine to fail and it needed to be replaced. I contacted Honda Goodwill and they declined to do anything to help repair the engine. Engine
Engine began knocking from the bottom end at 53k miles. It was determined that a connecting rod bearing had failed and Honda is replacing my engine under warranty. No cost was incurred to me but I am adding my complaint because my VIN is not included in the recall for this exact problem in other years close to mine and the recall my need to be expanded to a wider range of VINs. Engine
My car is equipe with a idle stop start assitant and in 3 ocasions did not restar the vehicle after stoping on a red light, I have to put the car in parking and then try to re-start the vehicle triying 1 or 2 time until starts up. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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