"How reliable is the 2021 Honda Ridgeline?"

"Based on 127 NHTSA complaints, the 2021 Honda Ridgeline has a median complaint mileage of 21000 miles. The most common issue is Engine."

"What are common problems with the 2021 Honda Ridgeline?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2021 Honda Ridgeline is Engine, accounting for a significant portion of the 127 total complaints filed."

2021 Honda Ridgeline: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 127 complaints

127

Total Complaints

21,000mi

Median Mileage

Engine

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,625 25th Percentile

21,000 Median Mileage

45,446 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine

Exterior Lighting

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Power Train

Warnings

Fuel/Propulsion System

Automatic Emergency Braking

Body

Visibility/Wiper

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY BRAND NEW 2021 RIDGELINE. AUDIO WHEN I'M HOOKED UP WITH ANDROID AUTO OR WITH BLUETOOTH DOES THIS WEIRD VOLUME ADJUSTMENT THING WHEN STANDING STILL. I'VE RESET EVERYTHING DONE ALL THE TROUBLESHOOTING, EVEN TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID OH IT'S NORMAL TO HAVE A [XXX] SOUNDING STER..."

"WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT EVEN WITH NO TRAFFIC AHEAD, THE AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAMS RARELY TURN ON. WHEN THEY DO, THEY TURN OFF ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DUE TO REFLECTIONS FROM ROAD SIGNS AND EVEN SMALL ROAD MARKERS. OCCASIONALLY, THEY'LL FAIL TO DIM IN A TIMELY FASHION OR WILL FLASH CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO THIN..."

"AUTOMATIC HIGH-BEAM SYSTEM ON 2021 MODELS FUNCTIONS ERRATICALLY, SOMETIMES COMING ON WHEN CARS ARE APPROACHING. ALSO TURNS ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY FROM REFLECTIONS ON ROAD SIGNS AND EVEN MILE MARKERS"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Exterior Lighting 14 complaints

Median: 1,100 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 14 MN: 12 WI: 12 FL: 10 IL: 9 TX: 8 MA: 7 OH: 6 NY: 6 PA: 5

Who Files Complaints?

0.8%

Original Owners

99.2%

Second+ Owners

Honda Ridgeline — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2006	294	80,000	Air Bags	27
2007	195	87,263	Air Bags	9
2008	155	72,000	Air Bags	3
2009	39	70,000	Air Bags	0
2010	50	26,870	Air Bags	5
2011	44	49,110	Air Bags	2
2012	30	30,000	Air Bags	0
2013	55	34,310	Air Bags	8
2014	35	14,000	Air Bags	0
2017	416	36,500	Electrical System	3
2018	189	23,650	Electrical System	4
2019	284	16,000	Fuel System, Gasoline	16
2020	211	15,000	Electrical System	2
2022	145	200	Exterior Lighting	3
2023	147	7,000	Exterior Lighting	2
2024	65	-	Exterior Lighting	0
2025	71	-	Exterior Lighting	4

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