2026 Honda Ridgeline

Showing the 2026 Ridgeline TrailSport S. NHTSA's VIN data shows it with a 3.5 L engine, but that may not be every version of it, so the numbers below cover every version of this model year. Every version

Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 17, 2026.

Fuel economy
20–21 mpgcombined; city 18, highway 23–24; every version of this model year
Five years of fuel
$15,470–$16,240U.S. average; Ohio $13,820–$14,510 at local prices; every version of this model year; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026
NHTSA overall safety rating
5 starslowest across the versions NHTSA tested
Recall campaigns
0none on file
Owner complaints
10filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales

Trims

NHTSA's VIN data lists these trims for the 2026 Ridgeline. A trim's engine and numbers are shown as its own only where EPA names versions after the trim and no other version could be it; "seen with" means a source shows that engine on the trim, not that it was the only one. Recalls and complaints cover the whole model year: whether a recall applies to a car depends on its VIN, on NHTSA's recall lookup.

Problems owners report

Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Ridgeline. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.

Complaints by part of the car
PartComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuries
Exterior lighting5000
Forward collision avoidance2101
Engine1000
Engine and engine cooling1000
Lane departure1101
Service brakes, hydraulic1000
Structure1000

Complaints by model year

Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.

  1. 2006242
  2. 2007160
  3. 2008143
  4. 200935
  5. 201042
  6. 201139
  7. 201224
  8. 201345
  9. 201434
  10. 2017344
  11. 2018162
  12. 2019237
  13. 2020169
  14. 2021102
  15. 2022117
  16. 2023128
  17. 202464
  18. 202598
  19. 202610

Every Ridgeline year side by side

Recalls

NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2026 Ridgeline. NHTSA's recall lookup checks a specific VIN.

Service bulletins and investigations

Carmakers sent NHTSA 3 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2026 Ridgeline, the latest on May 13, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.

The parts they mention most: engine (2), electrical system (1), fuel/propulsion system (1).

NHTSA hasn't opened a defect investigation that covers this model year.

Maintenance

Oil

The owner's manual gives the oil and how often to change it. We show oil facts only once we've checked them against the manual, and we haven't yet for the 2026 Ridgeline.

Oil change near you: Jiffy Lube · Take 5

Used ones for sale

See used 2026 Honda Ridgelines for sale on: Autotrader · CarMax

These are searches on those sites; we don't copy or check their listings. Your ZIP is used for these links and never kept.

Specs

EPA class: standard pickup trucks. EPA greenhouse gas score: 4 out of 10. Each version EPA tested:

VersionEngineTransmissionFuelCity / hwy / comb
Ridgeline
All-Wheel Drive		3.5 L, 6 cylAutomatic (S9)Regular Gasoline18 / 24 / 21
Ridgeline TrailSport
All-Wheel Drive		3.5 L, 6 cylAutomatic (S9)Regular Gasoline18 / 23 / 20

Sources and dates

Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data