2024 Honda Ridgeline NOT SELLING…WHY? 

This is the truck that most people really need, but their insecurities make them buy bigger trucks.

Just bought the Ridgeline Blackout and absolutely love it!

Show me another truck with AWD, heated memory power leather seats, power moon roof and rear sliding window, wireless charging and CarPlay for $42,000. My local dealers are discounting these too.

Just bought the 2024 trailsport- so nice I love it.

I’m in the market for a midsize truck. I don’t need a truck, but I want one. I don’t tow, I don’t off road…but I make enough purchases at Home Depot, hauling lumber and mulch, taking yard waste and big things to the dump, hauling mountain bikes, etc…which makes me want to have a truck. My heart says get the Chevy Colorado or GMC Canyon due to the looks. But I get scared off from all the problems they are having. When I compare them to the Ridgeline, Ridgeline just makes sense to me. I love the trunk in the bed, and although the bed is shallow, it’s wide and I feel like I can do more with a wide trunk than a deep one. The back seat storage is best in class. The Colorado / Canyon’s back seat storage is pointless. The Ridgeline cabin is just more spacious due to the width. I love that my young kids don’t need to have to climb a mountain to get in, and the stadium seating. When I test drove the tucks, the Ridgeline is just so smooth. I’m not sure I’ll love the bounciness on my commute to work every day. To me I’m 99.9% sure I’ll buy the Ridgeline within the year. I try to talk myself out to buy the Colorado/Canyon, but every time I look at them I get drawn to the Ridgeline more. Although I thought about a big truck, I just don’t want to drive something so big as a daily driver. I want something easy to drive and park. And mostly, I want something to fit in my garage. Plus, I like to have more bells and whistles, and to go with a full-size truck means that I’ll need to get something basic as I would like to keep it under $50K

I bought my 'Black Edition' 2024 Ridgeline back in May, LOVE IT!

An suv with a truck bed …I love it and I own one! Pretty much all car manufacturers are struggling now. A day!

I bought a ‘24 Radiant 😂Red RTL three days ago. Without any haggling, but requesting an Out the Door price, the dealership slapped on a 2K discount from MSRP. I also got all costs for the dealer fancy-dancy ceramic-coat protection & interior protection packages also dropped (almost 2K!). They did try to low-ball my trade-in though. But that was finally adjusted 3K higher. I had zero difficulties negotiating at the dealership for the red Ridgeline I bought. I have bought many cars over decades, and most, if not all dealerships are flexible on selling price if you remain courteous and come across as a serious buyer. The truck I bought will meet the payload needs that I have. Put 120 miles on it yesterday breaking in the engine. Suspension (as suspected) is a little like a Land Yacht. Brakes could use some improvement. Otherwise great little truck, with some clever & unique design features not found in the other small trucks. My neighbors think it’s beautiful.

I've had multiple chevy suburbans, ford f15os . granted not year to year comparison, and I'm not doing heavy construction. But for my needs as a rental property owner: I LIKE THE RIDGELINE.. Comfort adjustments,speed 6 speed transmission makes this little truck very quick. Technology:the lane keeping and warning systems allows hands off the wheel highway driving. All the key fob remote features. Rear gate sideways opening and sunken trunk perfect for hauling . In addition a superior sound system. Decent 20 mpg city . The vehicle is VERY well thought out with fold up rear seats and rear window ventilation. Air conditioning cools the cab immediately. I don't at all regret purchasing this vehicle. .

I know three Ridgeline owners and one of them is approaching 300,000 on original timing belt and the other two haven’t had to replace them either. Not sure what this dude is talking about. My parents Cadillac had time chain issues within 3 years. So…….. again it’s all relevant, all cars will need something. Get what you want and don’t worry about what others think.

The thing in favor of the Honda over basically everything else (surprisingly including Toyota this year) is the engine is not only an NA V6, but it's also a reliable and proven model. Chevy, Ford, and Dodge have been suffering in reliability the last few years and it's not helped by the fact that they're moving towards forced air 4 cylinders. Toyota is usually the go to for reliability, but this year the new engines are nuking themselves. If people got over their ego on the "it's not a truck" crap the Ridgeline would be considered the best midsize of 2024, easily.

I bought a new Ridgeline last summer and saved $3000 off sticker and got 2.9% financing for 5 years. Mine has leather/ sunroof, RTL model and was $16,000-$17,000 cheaper than a mid level Silverado/ F-150 at the time.....I didn't need a large truck .. and drove a Tacoma on a long road trip (rental) and didn't like the ride, transmission and the size inside....I don't go off roading .. and smooth riding/comfort/ reliablity was very important to me. The Ridgeline after one year has been a great truck for what I need it for. I sometimes drive in a very urban area so having a full size truck would be a pain to park in tight parking lots etc. The reason Ridgeline sales have been bad the last few months .. is that Honda dealers have a stop sale on many of these until parts come in for the rear camera ... my local Honda dealer has several on their back lots labeled Not for sale...you can only buy a select one, so limited supply= hard to find a saleable unit at this time.

I owned a Acura MDX with the 3.5 engine and it was great engine and after 360,00- miles , still going strong- no problems. I changed the timing belt and water pump every 100k and have paid around $1000 for it parts and labor.. not bad. Just shop around and look for specials at Honda dealers for this service. When I had a desire for a mid size truck, Ridgeline was my top pick.

I just bought one last week and love it. Honda had 1.9% 36 months, and my local dealer had them discounted $2500 below sticker on all trims. Great deal I felt anyway so I snapped up a Trail sport edition.

I like 'em. They're just too expensive for what you're getting. Now, let's see how the 2025 version looks. because I'm looking at the 2025 Maverick and but I really want a ridgeline 2025 but I need to see how it looks. The updates

This truck is very nice. My elderly 85 tear old mother can sit get in it easily. Sit like a Subaru. Just right. I'm gonna buy one soon! love honda

This is a reliable purposeful truck that will last you a long time as long as you do the regular maintenance. I will pass on the high priced new Toyotas, GMs, Dodge, Nissan with quality control issues i.e. engine failures, rattles, oil leaks and other problems. So I bought a 2024 Trailsport edition to go along with my family's 2019 Sport edition with no mark up. Great riding, fuel efficent and perfect. I did previously had a 2007 with over 300,000 miles (400,000 Kms). If you can find one buy it.

The cost and the dismal towing capacity combination is their issue.

This is a great vehicle for people who want to have truck like options but want a comfortable interior of an SUV. I see a lot of these around town with older drivers and I do not blame them if you want light towing a V6 and the comfort and back room space of an SUV you get this if you don’t want full size.

There is a Stop Sale on the Ridgelines with the defective wiring harness. There aren’t enough replacement harnesses to support the recall so a huge chunk of inventory can’t be sold. Naysayers need to drive one. This truck is perfect for most truck needs and rides a LOT better. I agree the price is $5000-10,000 too high.

you may not be man enough for a ridgeline if you need the approval of the truck bros

I had a 2006 Ridgeline, one of the first of the line. Amazing truck 455,000 km on it but tranny went as well as other things. When I needed a new truck I couldn’t stand the look of this new one and went to a manual Tacoma. If they changed that front end I’d look again.

Every friend I have with a Silverado has had transmission problems. The Ridgeline should be more reliable.

Honda is not a truck manufacturing company, and it brings the quality of a pilot to ridgeline. That's why the price is high. Chevy manufactures trucks and their prices are lower because of economies of scale. But the quality suffers in the long time.

It is a city truck and probably best truck for most people who keep vehicles for many years...I am still driving Honda Pilot purchased new at end of 2005 and also have 2000 Tacoma (purchased used.) For my use a Ridgline could replace both....except don't want new car for teaching kids to drive.

See the problem is people have no issue by junk people seem to forget you get what you pay for the Chevy trucks are cheaper for a reason, because they are garbage they don't last Transmissions go on the the mortars go on them everything goes on they don't hold their value and they don't last very long so if it's going to be something you're going to keep for one or two years then trade it in okay then it's a possibility, but if you want to keep something for 5 years 10 years 15 years then you go with the Ridgeline yeah you're going to pay a little bit more but you're going to get more time out of it which is technically going to be cheaper than the Chevy long-term plus when you go to trade it in you're going to get a lot more money for it. So long-term the Ridgeline is the way to go!!!!

I looked at them yesterday, still a stop sale, but $2k off MSRP. Compared to the competition, this comes out on top for me for numerous reasons. The bed/tailgate design is genius, high payload capacity, roomy interior and the Honda V-6 is better than any turbo 4-banger imo. The Ridgeline is not the best for off-road or towing, but for practicality, comfort and reliability it definitely wins. It’s enough “truck” for most people but people’s ego and the opinions of others gets in the way. It’s funny, when I was younger I would laugh at the Ridgeline. But now that I’m pushing 50 I realize how nearly perfect this vehicle is. I just wish the Trailsport had a 1” lift like the Pilot and then 👌🏼

its just another truck alternative. honda and everyone knows this cant do what a tacoma or gladiator can do off road. and it def isnt competing with a 1500.. this is for most people who need the versatility of a truck with the mix of an suv ride..its for light off road and light towing.. why buy a 1500 or midsize if i dont need it.. the ride is much better in a RL and the back seat is actually 2nd roomiest in the midsize class, 1st place is the Gladiator and that thing is 8 inches longer in overall length.. its practicality is great, dual swing tailgate, in bed trunk, the rear flip seats give so much versatility in the back seat.. its quick 0-60 in 6.4 secs.. i got a 24 BE for 43.5K you gotta just haggle with the dealer... of course if you need towing, doing alot of off roading they get the others but this is a great alternative and is better than the hyundai santa cruz and the ford maverick.. all these are uni bodies.

Jon I live where you live. I was just at the dealer this evening. Ridgeline for me would be perfect but you’re right stupid expensive. No special financing but I will tell you in Texas most ridgeline including the trial sport are at 40k. Seems where we live cars are so much more expensive. I would say this on the Hyundai Santa Cruz front. Much smaller but you can a top of the line for what the ridgeline starts at.

People who don't think this is a truck are suffering from delusions.

The first gen. Ridgelines were better build quality; the second gens. especially '17-'19' were quite frankly, awful... flimsy tailgate actuators, rear doors had the wrong door-checkers installed, engine-hood fluttered up and down at higher speeds especially in crosswinds, no lock on the tailgate... I had this thing, a 2019 RL, for about 2 years, and it was always being recalled for something. Finally, the transmission failed at 48k mi... there was an extended warranty for it, but it wasn't issued until several years later after many folks payed our-of-pocket. Soon after the transmission was replaced, there was another recall for possible defective piston-rod bearings. Even if the transmission is warrantied, they won't replace it until total failure, even though the 6ATs were known to have design-defects. This took several months before complete failure, and I managed to limp it to the dealership. As soon as the transmission was replaced, I took that stupid thing straight to CarMax and did an even trade for a used Tundra... I traded a Tundra for the RL previously, and I regretted terribly after about one year. Those 2nd gen Tundras seem incredibly tough and reliable... I wanted something with better mileage and for some light hauls, hence the RL, but sheesh. Also, those RLs, the transmissions require routine service every 30k mi... drain, flush, fill... and it ain't cheap, about $900.00; I spent a lot of time at the dealership with that thing, good riddance. There's a number of reasons why folks may think RLs are not 'real trucks', but the primary complaint in the RL forums is the weak transmission in these things. No matter the tonnage, a pickup with a weak transmission is just useless. I wish I'd done more research.

Nice truck. Just don't like the push button shift or the fact that it has a timing belt.

I am trying to negotiate right now and the dealers don't seem to be budging on price.

It’s the best. No one else offers a trunk

Get a 2021-2022 model with @20K miles for half price .you will get a pretty solid truck for half of the price. I think that would be the way to go if you want one😂

Agree with what you are saying, to a degree. I'm waiting till later in the year to decide on replacing my 2009 F-150 Lariat 4x2. I want AWD/4WD, leather/pleather interior, something my wife can more easily climb into, and that we can travel in with my 140lb Great Pyrenees. The Chevy, when you put 4x4 on it, cheapest ones are about the same as a Ridgeline Sport at ~38K. This isn't really a fair comparison though IMO, the Custom 1500 is very very plasticky and cheap inside including its infotainment and all switchgear. At that level, it doesn't even have any outright towing or payload advantages, and the engine is greatly underpowered vs the Ridgeline. Other than outright interior space and bed space, it's inferior in just about every way. A more equal comparison would be the LT, which has much better interior and infotainment, and more towing capacity due to the upgraded TurboMax version of the 2.7 4cyl. But now you are talking 44K+ at market, which is near top of the line Ridgeline. Really a better current gen rip-your-face off kind of comparison to a full size truck would be the heavily discounted Titan with its 5.6L V8. You can literally get a 4X4 Crew Cab Titan V8 for ~40K, same as a Ridgeline Sport or right around an RTL. Those Titans have all the needed safety and tech (blind spot, adaptive cruise, Carplay/Android Auto). But the Titan is being discontinued, and is even taller than an F150 so ingress/egress is an issue. Decisions decisions.

As a track coach who lives in a mid sized City. I need to carry things but not crazy hauling. Personally Waiting for a hybrid version tbh. If they get mpg over 25 in the city I could see this truck blowing up. Ik it will most likely be another few years but I’m willing to wait for Honda

It's a runaround car that's over priced. I like the look of them, but not for $40,000.00.

People waiting for 2025 redesigned to look 💯 Better

The negative is to redesign the exterior to look less conservative. The plus a natural aspirated engine.

They drive way nicer and more reliable than Chevy or ford.

sucks on gas, and timing belt service every 7 years even if you don't drive it much.

I'm considering one of these. I don't need a "real truck" I have a CRV. I don't need a third row seat. V6, midsized, AWD or 4x4; either this/Ridgeline, a Passport or Tacoma, or 4Runner, from Toyota; for my next vehicle, looking to upgrade or upsize from my CRV. Either next year, or 2025.

Thanks for watching!! What’s your opinion on the Honda Ridgeline?

they only run 300-400,000 miles trouble free.

Time for redesign Honda. Interior and exterior your behind in design and technology

Honda is ultra reliable, they say the only time you buy a new Honda is when you want one. But that said he's right, you can buy a chevy Silverado for a few grand more than what that Honda costs. Honda never gives rebates or deals, you pay MSRP. But GM gives deep discounts. GM has best quality in my opinion as far as American car manufacturers, but it's not Honda reliable, but for a few grand more, why not get a full size truck. Your getting more truck for a couple grand more, just my opinion.

I can't afford a $800 plus truck payment 😂

A turbo 4 cylinder in a full size isn’t a good idea. That engine will be a rattling disaster come 100k…talking about “$42k, you’re in full range” is ridiculous and then look at the interior differences on the 2 base models…the Silverado has more poverty spec blank plastic covers then any other vehicle I’ve seen. Guess that’s what makes it a Custom… Chevy makes great trucks, I’ve had several. But this is a totally different market incomparable to a full size. This is more of the Subaru crowd competitor, imo.

Most any new vehicle is not selling

Don't need a 4WD vehicle. 2WD is fine. 4WD = more $.

Chevy truck for that price 😁👍

Because it 'ain't got no straight pipes' - Chase Matthew 'Darlin' lyrics

Simple, based on my research...the Ridgeline is about $10K overpriced.

It cost way to much plus the gas mileage is bad needs a hybrid

It is what it is, a truck. Sut sports utility truck.

all auto sales are slow. quit being a hater

Overpriced

It’s a glorified El Camino that’s $40k plus…😂.

Because people want real trucks. Not suv truck wannabes

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I've always liked the Honda Ridgeline nice-looking vehicle. But it's not a truck. Trucks are body on frame vehicles. That's what makes them a truck.

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