2026 Honda Ridgeline

In the world of midsize pickups, the Honda Ridgeline is a bit of an oddball, but mostly in a good way. Unlike others in this class — which employ traditional body-on-frame construction — the Ridgeline actually rides on a crossover SUV platform. It's based on the same mechanical underpinnings as the previous-generation Honda Pilot and Passport. The carlike backbone means the Ridgeline is more comfortable than its competitors, and it's a perfectly capable truck as long as your off-road and towing ambitions aren't too extreme. (If you're more interested in pushing limits, its more truck-y rivals might be more appropriate.) With the Pilot and Passport moving onto new generations, a similarly updated Ridgeline is likely on the horizon, but not for this year.

The Ridgeline takes the basic truck formula and throws in typical Honda cleverness. The in-bed trunk is thoughtful and useful, making it easy to lock away items out of sight yet keeping them easily accessible thanks to a tailgate that either folds down or swings to the side. The bed itself is quite wide, and the Ridgeline can haul more than you think. Inside, there's tons of space, and since it's based on a family-oriented SUV, the Ridgeline is comfortable around town.

The Ridgeline has an even tougher job today thanks to better-than-ever competitors. The newest Ford Ranger is our Edmunds Top Rated Truck for 2025, but the recently redesigned Toyota Tacoma and Chevrolet Colorado are also very strong competitors.

As one of the few midsize pickup trucks at the time, we thought adding a 2017 Honda Ridgeline to the Edmunds One-Year Road Test fleet was a great idea. Over the course of a year and 20,000 miles, we got a more complete ownership experience, and while there have been many changes since then, many of our observations still apply.