2024 Honda Ridgeline Consumer Reviews
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Sport - $41,145 MSRP
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2024 Ridgeline, so we've included reviews for other years of the Ridgeline since its last redesign.
2024 Black Edition all Black
Ray, 01/30/2024
2024 Honda Ridgeline Black Edition 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
24 of 24 people found this review helpful
I’m a life long Honda fan. I’ve also had a Mercedes sedan, a Mustang V8, and Lexus LX. Honda gives the best bang for the buck. After 18 years owning a 2006 Odyssey, I researched pickups to death and picked the Ridgeline BE. It’s the perfect size for my use. Can still park in the city. As for “it’s not a truck!”, I beat my Odyssey harder than most truck guys work their pickups. There are more minivans in Home Depot than pickups. The Ridgeline is a beefed up Odyssey/Pilot platform so I’m not worried about durability. The ride is excellent except the tires feel firm or heavy on washboard roads but better than a truck based pickup. The ground clearance is on the low end of the scale at around 7.5”. If it becomes an issue, I’ll install a Flatout coil over kit in the future. Honda engineers vehicles to the umpteenth. You park somewhere and think “will the door or hatch or tailgate still open?” And it still opens. The seats are very comfortable and have memory which is the height of luxury for me. The ECO mode makes a big difference. Feels like a Mercedes starting in second gear. Turn off ECO and turn on Sport mode and the RL feels like a race car. I guess I’ll figure out the sweet spot between the engine and transmission. This engine maybe the last of the V6 VTECs which also prompted me to buy. Toyota Tacoma is a first model year and going turbo 4 and hybrid, Ford and GM are turbo 4s. I won’t buy a first year model change again. Even Toyota Lexus have teething problems. My fearless prediction is the Ridgeline will outlast them all and provide a much better ownership experience. Pet peeve: the ‘Black Edition’ emblem in the grill and the HONDA on the tailgate are chrome. I painted the one on the grill black and removed the HONDA on the back. She’s Darth Vader Black now. The BE stereo is fantastic. I live in the North East so I sprayed the undercarriage with CorrosionX. Oil based undercoating is superior to paint undercoating. I’m considering disabling the Variable Cylinder Management and the Idle Stop features for increased engine and motor mount longevity. The in bed trunk is huge. Fits two big plastic bins. I’ll replace the donut spare and shelf with a full size spare. Too soon to report on mpg. She’s good looking, rides great, and an all round competent vehicle. Hope this helps you. Cheers.
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Love this truck!!
Lenrn55, 12/30/2022
2023 Honda Ridgeline Black Edition 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
47 of 49 people found this review helpful
I purchased a 2023 Ridgeline Black Edition on August 31 and have no regrets!!! I drove a Toyota Tacoma Limited, interior was too tight and lack luster, a Nissan Frontier and wasn’t like the 2010 Frontier I was trading but with terrible gas mileage, Ford Ranger no fun and very choppy ride, interior last tight. I drove the Ridgeline and was not sure about it initially but it’s the most comfortable, average combined mpg is 23.5 at 5k mileage, I LOVE THE TRUCK!!! Price was similar to all the other brands, high 40k, but I have enjoyed the ride on long and short trips! More than enough power, flex open tailgate a big plus and the trunk in bed is priceless!!! Finish is flawless seats are very comfortable, climate control is nice, voice commands are good but we still have a learning curve…… The back seats flip up and are great for my dogs, floor is flat and with a blanket down they are quiet and comfortable, a great feature!!! I can go on for ever but I have nothing negative to say about this truck.
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Satisfied first time pickup truck owner
JEM, 02/07/2023
2023 Honda Ridgeline RTL 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
19 of 19 people found this review helpful
My comments are around the 2023 Honda Ridgeline RTL. The vehicle was purchased last Friday and we are still working through the new features. The ride and comfort are amazing. The display is easy to navigate and the controls are intuitive. There are many safety features along with some helpful driving assist features. Yesterday we used the truck bed to haul a used treadmill and the two-way tailgate and ample tie-down points were a big help in loading and securing the load. Looking forward to the new home-building project. The gas mileage so far is the advertised 19 miles/gallon.
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The perfect truck for simple cargo hauling
thockman64, 03/17/2023
updated 10/19/2023
2023 Honda Ridgeline RTL 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
61 of 65 people found this review helpful
I went into a dealer to trade in an Accord for a new Accord coming off lease, but was diverted to the 2023 Ridgeline. I had long considered getting one, so I wasn't totally opposed to the idea. Once I took the test drive I was hooked as the buttery smooth, unibody experience and ample creature comforts of the RTL trim level. The Ridgeline is Honda's hardest product to sell and there were plenty on the lot to choose from. I'm not sure why it's not more popular, but for people with only simple hauling needs or trailering, the Ridgeline is the perfect balance of truck and comfortable daily driver. I've had Toyota Tacoma's in the past, but I'm not interested in the rough handling of that truck line anymore. The look and feel of the Toyota is aggressive and tough, but I'm at the age I don't care how I look driving a Ridgeline as long as I can be comfortable in the cabin and transport furniture, garden materials, or other hardware around whenever I need to. The 2023 model doesn't have any new features compared to the 2021 refresh, but the RTL has some key features I wanted like memory seats, leather, built-in Sirius XM, and a sunroof.I can live without the 540 watt indoor/outdoor stereo and other amenities of the RTL-E. The radio has a volume control, so consumer demand got that returned to the Ridgeline. The gas mileage is the biggest sacrifice on a 6-cylinder, 9-speed transmission truck. If you are coming down from something in the 30's mpg range, 18-24 feels like a big drop. However, I won't drive it so much I go broke filling it with gasoline. I didn't buy the Function+ package with the tonneau hardcover, but may purchase it aftermarket because I want the ability to cover the cargo bed for materials that I want to hide or protect from rain (although the tonneau cover is not waterproof). I've only drive it a few hundred miles so far, but will update this review with real world experience as I put miles on it. So far, so good. Update October 2023: I’ve had the Ridgeline 6 months and still love the truck. It’s been reliable and fun to drive. A few weeks ago I had Honda install an OEM tonneau cover to be able to load cargo without tying everything down. The hard cover is very solid and easy to open and strap down for open travel, but a warning: this OEM cover is not waterproof and you will still need to cover items with a tarp or plastic container to ensure dryness. I leased mine and didn’t want to install a cheap 3rd party cover, but in hindsight should have worried more about my needs than the dealers upon lease return. I will say the cover reduces drag and has improved my mixed driving mpg to 23 mpg from 20-21. I will take the truck on a road trip soon and see how it does with mostly highway miles. I wouldn’t want any other mid-size truck currently on the market but am disappointed Honda hasn’t added a hybrid option to any of its truck products yet. That probably won’t come until 2025. Due to the low 20’s mileage I’ve limited my driving somewhat and only have 2800 miles after six months. The auto shutoff feature during stops can be annoying as it shuts off power steering until the engine restarts. Since this is an industry-wide trend to have auto shutoff, I can’t blame Honda. I’ve heard that the auto shutoff and 6-cylinder Variable Cylinder Management are bad for the engine over the long term. For now I still recommend the truck. No problems at all so far.
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I was not interested in the Ridgeline
SV, 04/24/2024
updated 09/09/2024
2024 Honda Ridgeline RTL 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
38 of 40 people found this review helpful
I started my truck search with no interest in the Ridgeline. I saw so much about the Ridgeline not being a truck and I liked the looks of other brands. I looked at the other brands in this price range and went with the Ridgeline. Why? 6 cyl engine. I’ve had a number of dependable 4 cyl cars and loved them but trying to power a truck with a 4 cyl by turboing it seems like a lot of strain on a little 4 cyl. The mfg engineers will say I’m wrong. I hope they are right but I have seen a lot of great new innovations turn out to be great for the repair shops. If they are so great, increase the warranty period. Regardless I thought I would suck it up and just buy an extended warranty. Under acceleration and at highway speeds the 4 cyls were quite loud, not a muscular sound, more like a struggling vacuum. The Ridgeline has the full time 4 wheel drive. With the varying road conditions, I like not having to worry about tearing up my drive line as in, is this stretch of road, too dry so I need to shift out of 4 wheel, and now I’m slipping on this stretch or slipping starting off at an intersection so kick it back in. The cabin was more spacious, seems higher end with a lot less molded plastic, leather seats, the screen is not raised up into the windshield so it isn’t so in your face. The info system is very easy to operate and it is easy to turn off/adjust the systems that annoy you. The back seat has a lot more leg room and isn’t cramped like the others. No need to move up the drivers seat so a passenger can sit face forward. The bed is bigger as it is more usable, being wide enough for a 4 ft sheet between the wheel wells and low profile wheel wells. The other beds seemed to lose about 30% of space due to their wheel wells. I perceive it will be dependable as my 3 Honda cars all went over 180k. The 2024 update gives it more of a truck look. It doesn’t look as tough as some of the others but truck enough for me. I would gladly have traded the sunroof for parking sensors and a 360 camera. Some things I found after having it for a while, The headlights annoy me as they do not have an off setting, the lowest setting is auto. I don’t need the lights coming on when I pull into the garage. The trunk is super, I can lock the tools, fishing electronics, any valuables in it. Not only are my things safe but with them in the trunk, I have more room in the box. The two way tailgate is a major back saver when loading or unloading. To sum it up, this vehicle that others claim is not a truck is a super handy truck for me.
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