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2026 Honda Ridgeline Safety Rating

Small pickups Β· Current IIHS listing Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Complete evidence record

The 2026 Honda Ridgeline scores 51.2/100, ranking #7 of 7 current small pickups and #135 of 137 vehicles overall with complete IIHS records. It does not hold a current IIHS award.

Results below Good: Small overlap front rated Acceptable, Moderate overlap front (updated test) rated Poor, Headlights rated Marginal. Rear-passenger restraints in the updated moderate-overlap test: Marginal; rear-passenger head protection: Good.

51.2
Safety score / 100
Complete record
No award
IIHS award
No current award
#7
of 7 small pickups
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NHTSA overall
Reference only, not scored
$40,595
Starting MSRP
Approximate base trim
30
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Front Crash Prevention: PedestrianPoor
Front Crash Prevention: Vehicle-to-VehicleMarginal
Small Overlap Front Acceptable
Moderate Overlap Front: Updated Test Poor
Side: Updated Test Good
Headlights Marginal
Latch Ease Of Use Acceptable
Detailed results by test (53 entries)

IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).

Small overlap front

Overall driver-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Overall passenger-side evaluation Acceptable
Structure and safety cage Good
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Marginal
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematicsThe dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the right side, allowing the head to move far enough forward to hit the dashboard. The side curtain airbag deployed and has sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag also deployed. Marginal
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Overall evaluation Poor
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh/hip Good
Leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Poor
Chest Marginal
Thigh Good
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Marginal

Side: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Acceptable
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Marginal
Driver head protection Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Rear passenger head protection Good

Headlights

Overall rating Marginal
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2021-26 models Marginal

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0

Overall evaluation Poor

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Overall evaluation Poor

Child seat anchors

Overall evaluation Acceptable
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
55.0
4/4 reported Β· small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
57.5
4/4 reported Β· rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
0.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Poor Β· vehicle-to-vehicle: Marginal (shown, not scored)
Class context (10%)
65.4
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Rear-seat-priority score
48.2
Alternate published view: rear restraints weighted 20%
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
84.38
Mean of 40 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

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NHTSA 5-star rating

2026 HONDA RIDGELINE PU/CC N/A AWD

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NHTSA stars are shown for reference and carry no weight in the score. NHTSA source. Why the two programs disagree β†’

Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate30 per million registered vehicle-yearsSmall pickups as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.

Compared with other small pickups

Closest-scoring current small pickups with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every small pickup ranked β†’

VehicleClass rankIIHS awardRear restraintsStarts atScore
2026 Hyundai Santa Cruz #1 of 7 β€” Acceptable $29,750 81.2
2026 Ford Maverick #4 of 7 β€” Marginal $27,145 74.2
2026 Toyota Tacoma #5 of 7 β€” Poor $34,205 72.8
2026 GMC Canyon #6 of 7 β€” Acceptable $38,900 67.8
2026 Honda Ridgeline (this page) #7 of 7 β€” Marginal $40,595 51.2

Our analysis

The 2026 Honda Ridgeline belongs to the Small pickups class. This class has a below-average driver death rate compared with the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Honda Ridgeline has no IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026. That can mean a result below the award threshold in one test, or tests IIHS has not completed. Absence of an award is not evidence that the vehicle is unsafe.

Across the 5 IIHS rating categories reported, the Honda Ridgeline earned 1 Good ratings. Results below Good deserve attention, especially the updated frontal and side tests that IIHS toughened in 2022 and 2023. Our updated crash test analysis explains what changed.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Honda or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.

Safety recalls for the 2026 Honda Ridgeline

No recalls on record. NHTSA lists this model year and currently shows no recall campaigns against it.

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