2022 Honda Ridgeline · symptom sheet
Headlights too dim or fail
- 26owner reports
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Dec 16, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
30 of the 117 complaints on this car are about the exterior lighting. 26 of those describe headlights, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2022 Ridgeline.
Tick what matches of 26 reports
Headlights on other Ridgeline years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
What this problem usually is
Headlight complaints fall into two camps. In one, a headlight goes out, often more than once, or fills with moisture behind the lens. In the other, the lights work exactly as built and the owner still can't see the road at night because the beam is too dim or too short. Owners in that second camp often report a dealer telling them it's normal.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the headlight assembly (10 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the exterior lighting covers the 2022 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2022 Honda Ridgeline that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
The headlight seal may become damaged from a misadjusted hood. Damage to the headlight seal may lead to moisture condensation building up in the headlight.
What owners wrote
“The automatic high beam feature frequently does not dim with oncoming traffic and disengages for reflections such as road signs.”
Filed Jan 1, 2024
“Auto dimming headlights do not function as intended. At night the headlights will go from regular to bright and back again with no other vehicles on the road. System appears to be confused by road sign reflections. Also does not always go from bright to dim when encountering oncoming vehicles.”
Filed Feb 6, 2023
“Automatic high beams on this vehicle are unreliable and constantly flash oncoming traffic. High beams will turn on and off in succession multiple times. The system is unusable and potentially dangerous for oncoming traffic.”
Filed Nov 21, 2022
“The automatic high beams randomly come on when cars are approaching and or cars are in front which has resulted in a few very upset drivers in the vehicles that end up getting the high beams in their eyes or rear view mirror.”
Filed Nov 21, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 26 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found