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Honda Ridgeline Recalls & Reliability

These scores and this review are from when the car was new.

Scorecard

Overall: 2011 Honda Ridgeline U.S. News Best Cars 7.9
Critics' Rating: 7.9
Performance: 7.9
Interior: 7.3
Safety: 10.0
Reliability:
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Pros & Cons

  • Car-like ride
  • Useful cargo space
  • Less expensive than other SUTs
  • Less powerful engine than others
  • Pedestrian interior
  • Low towing capacity

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Review Last Updated: 5/24/11

Recalls

There has been 1 safety recall issued from NHTSA.

TIRESRecall Date: 01/19/2012
  • Consequence: AN INCORRECT LABEL COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER TIRE INFLATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH
  • NHTSA Campaign ID: 12V025000
  • Potential Number of Units Affected: 206
  • Summary: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012, RIDGELINE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 25, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 29, 2011. THE SPARE TIRE INSTALLED IN AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY NOT MATCH THE INFORMATION ON THE VEHICLE?S TIRE INFORMATION PLACARD. THEREFORE, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, ?TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE.?
  • Remedy: HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SPARE TIRE AND IF NECESSARY, EXCHANGE THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY OR REPLACE THE TIRE INFORMATION PLACARD FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
  • Notes: OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .

Reliability

Our reliability score is based on the J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) rating or, if unavailable, the J.D. Power Predicted Reliability rating.

Predicted Reliability Score
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Warranty

The Honda Ridgeline comes with a 3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper limited warranty and a five-year/60,000-mile powertrain limited warranty. J.D. Power gives the Ridgeline a predicted reliability rating of four out of five, or “Better than most.”

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