2013 Honda Ridgeline problems
The 2013 Honda Ridgeline has 55 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (64%) concerns air bags. After that come body & structure (13%) and engine (4%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 64% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 34,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 16 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 34,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Honda Ridgeline with enough data (42 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was stopped in a left turn lane behind another car. A third car came from behind at approximately 40 MPH and hit my car from behind, pushing it violently into the car ahead of me. My driver side airbag did not activate on impact. I suffered facial and arm injuries from striking the steering wheel. I was wearing seat belt and shoulder restraint. My car was subject to prior takata airbag recall and airbag was replaced by dealer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda ridgeline. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the antenna cover was not attached to the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was a heating failure that heated up the metal, causing the lens and antenna cover to melt. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 11,000.
While coming to a stop truck acelerates will not stop until shifted out of gear has happen twice 2nd time resulting in a crash reported to police of st peters mo case number 2017-15285 truck is now at honda dealer happened on city street rearending car in front