2020 Honda Ridgeline problems
The 2020 Honda Ridgeline has 235 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns electrical system. After that come engine (16%) and forward collision avoidance (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 235 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 18,000 miles 27 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 | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 27 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 18,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2020 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Honda Ridgeline with enough data (212 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.
The contact owns a 2020 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, a large sheep ran out of a yard and crashed into her vehicle with its head and horns on the driver's side front end near the bumper. The contact stated that the impact moved the vehicle to the right side of the road. The contact stated that she was lifted out of the seat and forward by the impact. The contact hit her head on the roof of the vehicle.
2020 honda vehicles that are equipped with the zf 9 speed transmission are impossible to place in neutral, if the battery is dead. Honda sells a tool (honda 07aaa-tz3a100 lock release) for $225.00. Using this tool is the only way to place these vehicles in neutral, if the battery is dead. Honda should be including this tool free of charge in every 2020 vehicle equipped with the zf 9 speed transmission.
Honda vehicles equipped with the zf-9 speed transmission cannot be placed into "neutral" if the vehicle's battery is flat. A special honda tool that is not included with each vehicle, is the only way to place the zf 9 speed transmission into neutral, to allow for towing, or physically moving the vehicle out of traffic, if the vehicle's battery fails. Honda should include this tool #07aaa-tz3a100 lock release, with every honda equipped with the zf 9 speed transmission.
The contact owns a 2020 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that on several occasions while the rear seat was occupied, the rear passenger’s side door would not open manually from the inside. The contact stated that she had to press the unlock button on the driver's door and physically open the door. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100.