What are the most common problems on the 2013 Honda Ridgeline?

NHTSA has 45 owner complaint(s) on record for the 2013 Honda Ridgeline. Air Bags is the most-reported problem area on the 2013 Honda Ridgeline, cited in 35 of 45 filed complaints (78%).

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2013 Honda Ridgeline Problems & Owner Complaints

45 NHTSA owner complaints

3 crash 1 fire 3 injury

Age-normalised, this year draws ~3.2 complaints per year on the road — ranking 9 of 13 Honda Ridgeline years we track (1 = most complaints per year).

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What owners report

Air Bags is the most-reported problem area on the 2013 Honda Ridgeline, cited in 35 of 45 filed complaints (78%).

Structure is next (7 complaints, 16%), followed by Engine (2), Fuel/Propulsion System (2), Electrical System (1).

Across all complaints, 3 report a crash, 1 report a fire, 3 report injuries.

The most safety-critical cluster is Air Bags: 1 crash, 3 injury report(s).

Complaints by vehicle system

Owner complaints filed with the U.S. NHTSA for the 2013 Honda Ridgeline, grouped by the vehicle system each cites. A single complaint can name more than one system, so the group totals can add up to more than 45.

Air Bags 35 1 crash 3 injury

“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.”
NHTSA complaint #11244627, 2019 · crash · 2 injury(ies)

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HONDA RIDGELINE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A WOOD CHIPPER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS, CHEST, BACK, NECK, AND NOSE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING FACILITY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.”
NHTSA complaint #11032001, 2017 · 1 injury(ies)

“TAKATA RECALL - DEALER WILL NOT PROVIDE RENTAL VEHICLE.”
NHTSA complaint #11229872, 2019

Structure 7 3 crash 1 fire 2 injury

“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10763734, 2015 · fire

“LIGHT STATE DOFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AND CAME ON AGAIN AND REMAINED ON AND IS STILL ON ON 11/15/18. SOMEHOW I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES TO THE NEXT EXIT, TUCUMCARI, NM, WITHOUT TRACTION AND LIMITED STEERING. NO REPORT TO POLICE WAS MADE AS POLICE AND TOW TRUCKS WERE FULLY OCCUPIED. THERE WAS NO OPTION FOR TURNING AROUND OR STOPPING AND WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE. BODY DAMAGE WAS LESS THAN EXPECTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.”
NHTSA complaint #11151810, 2018 · crash

Engine 2

“IF YOU PRESS THE BRAKE AND STILL HAVE A FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, YOU LOOSE ALL POWER UNTIL YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. I'M GUESSING ITS THE COMPUTER THAT CAUSES THIS TO OCCUR. IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW THIS.”
NHTSA complaint #10717531, 2015

“WHEN STARTING IN MOTION AFTER A STOP FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, OR MAKING A SLOW TURN THE POWER FROM THE ENGINE STOPS. I AM A LEFT FOOT BRAKE, TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO CONTROL SPEED IN TRAFFIC TO AVOID A STOP AND GO REAR END COLLISION SITUATION FOLLOWING OTHER CARS, THE ENGINE POWER STOPS. PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE POWER DOES NOT WORK, BUT HAVING PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSES RAPID ACCELERATION. OFTEN MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A DRIVE I WILL TOUCH THE BRAKE TO CONTROL THE TRANSITION SPEED FROM THE STREET TO ENTRANCE DRIVE OF A SHOPPING CENTER.…”
NHTSA complaint #10713298, 2013

Fuel/Propulsion System 2

“FUEL CAP LIGHT COMES ON. I REPLACE THE FUEL CAP FROM THE THE DEALER. THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON. REPLACE THE SENSOR ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC LIGHT STILL COMES ON DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT IS THERE A RECALL. THE LIGHT IS OFF WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE BUT COMES ON GOING DOWN THE ROAD 10 MINUTES LATER OR 15 MINUTES LATER THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON. ALL THE TIME.”
NHTSA complaint #11186359, 2019

Unknown Or Other 2

“The rear crossmember of the Honda Ridgeline 2013 RTL where the trailer hitch is attached is rusted through which could break when towing or driving causing an accident. I think Honda should weld a plate onto the crossmember beam and undercoat it. Thank you”
NHTSA complaint #11669209, 2025

Electrical System 1

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Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 1 1 crash

Power Train 1 1 crash

“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”
NHTSA complaint #11001735, 2017 · crash

Seat Belts 1 1 crash

Service Brakes 1

“Purchased used at dealer, brakes spongy and press all the way to floor. Dealer replaced pads and master cylinder, some improvement. Must pump brakes to stop.”
NHTSA complaint #11418714, 2019

Steering 1 1 crash

Suspension 1

How we read this (methodology)

How to read this: raw complaint totals are not a clean reliability score — a model year with more cars sold, or simply more years on the road, accumulates more complaints regardless of how good it is. So this page leans on two signals that are not distorted by sales volume: the share of complaints falling on each vehicle system (the breakdown above) and NHTSA's own crash / fire / injury / death flags. When we compare model years of the same model, we normalise by years on the road (complaints ÷ vehicle age) rather than comparing raw totals. Age-normalised, the 2013 Honda Ridgeline draws about 3.2 complaints per year on the road, ranking 9 of 13 among the Honda Ridgeline model years we have ingested (1 = most complaints per year on road).

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