Honda Ridgeline / 2023
2023 Honda Ridgeline problems
Owners have filed 172 complaints about the 2023 Honda Ridgeline with NHTSA. Exterior lighting accounts for 22.7% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 11.6%.
Complaints172
Crashes2
Fires5
Injuries0
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Exterior lighting 22.7% · 39
Engine 11.6% · 20
Unknown or other 11.0% · 19
Electrical system 9.9% · 17
Forward collision avoidance 9.3% · 16
Power train 6.4% · 11
Back over prevention 4.7% · 8
Steering 4.1% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 2 describe a crash and 5 describe a fire.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Honda Ridgeline in this data, 2023 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2017 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 134 in the last three years against 38 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 32,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The automatic High Beams have been a issue with the Ridgeling since 2021. I have a 2023 Ridgeline and live in a area where properly working high beams are needed to work properly. Honda's dealerships have no answers to this problem, and some of the service writers aren't even aware of it. This is a defect in this vehicle that needs to be addressed. Please contact Honda and make the repair this defect Exterior lighting
Auto High-Beams not operating as designed. The auto-high beams works very intermittently as on very non lighted dark roads they will come on and shut causing a flickering effect while driving. This is a very well known issue starting with the 2022 model year. The sensor camera for the auto-high beams are defective. This can blindness to on coming driverâs/vehicle temporarily. Exterior lighting
The auto headlights have not worked at all since we have owned this vehicle. I have followed the instructions to the letter to setup the auto headlight function up. Frustrated, vehicle was taken to dealer and they acknowledge a problem as they cannot fix it until Honda issues a repair solution. The truck has 560 miles on it. Problematic headlights are a real concern at night Exterior lighting
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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