2026 Honda Ridgeline Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 25%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 20miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2026 Honda Ridgeline, 25% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The front crash system alerts at least once a day, when there are no vehicles in front of me, or when they vehicles in front of me are more than 10 car lengths. The alert with also come on when a vehicle is coming in the opposite direction. This system has alerted on some day up to six times in a day. This started the day I drive the vehicle off the dealer lot.”
NHTSA complaint #11774327, filed 2026-10“Car was on the highway braking hard with the ACC even if the vehicle in front was atleast 4/5 car lengths away. Moved to the right lane to stop it and came up to a box truck and the car automatically broke very hard and LKA started jerking the wheel to the left lane causing the rear bumper to collide with the cars in the next lanes front bumper. My vehicle pit maneuvered into the median ditch and flipped once.”
NHTSA complaint #11733216, filed 2026-04“The contact owns a 2026 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated while driving 8 MPH on the highway, the vehicle started shaking and veered to the left while another vehicle was passing in the adjacent lane and slowed down independently. The brakes failed to work properly, and the vehicle skidded to a stop. The Automated Emergency Steering (AES) was engaged. The brake light and Active Safety System warning lights became illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. …”
NHTSA complaint #11726353, filed 2026-03, 20 milesForward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 25% |
| 2025 | 16 | 16% |
| 2024 | 7 | 9% |
| 2023 | 11 | 8% |
| 2022 | 17 | 14% |
| 2021 | 15 | 15% |
| 2020 | 15 | 9% |
| 2019 | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 | 12 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2026 Honda Ridgeline
6 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2026 Honda Ridgeline
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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