"How reliable is the 2006 Honda Ridgeline?"

"Based on 294 NHTSA complaints, the 2006 Honda Ridgeline has a median complaint mileage of 80000 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2006 Honda Ridgeline?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2006 Honda Ridgeline is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 294 total complaints filed."

2006 Honda Ridgeline: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 294 complaints

294

Total Complaints

80,000mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

37,312 25th Percentile

80,000 Median Mileage

120,050 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STRUCTURE:BODY

POWER TRAIN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ENGINE

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING, SOMETHING FROM THE ROAD PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK. FUEL POURED FROM THE TANK IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER FELT THE FUEL TANK WAS TOO SOFT IF IT COULD SUSTAIN A HOLE LIKE THE ONE IN IT. *AK *SC *JB"

"2006 HONDA RIDGELINE MAJOR PRODUCTION DEFECT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR OUTSIDE WATER SOMEHOW ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE CHASSIS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY THE DEALER IS WORKING ON THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FENDER ..."

"WE GOT OUR RIDGELINE ON MARCH 12 A FEW DAYS THAT THEY HAD BEEN OUT, ONLY THE SECOND THAT THE DUVAL HONDA HAD SOLD. AND WE HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT LOVE THAT TRUCK. ON FRIDAY 11/25/05 ON MY WAY TO WORK, I AHD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 5-8 MINTUES AND THEN I SMELT SOMETHING A LITTLE STRANGE.........COMING OUT O..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28