2023 Honda Ridgeline problems and recalls

Owners have filed 126 complaints on the 2023 Honda Ridgeline, and NHTSA has issued 5 recalls. The most cited component is the Exterior Lighting (39 complaints).

126
Complaints
5
Recalls
2
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
0
Injuries
35.8
Severity index

Severity index 35.8 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 35.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 73 of 82 by severity index among 2023 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 11% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2023 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 39 complaints (31.0%)39 31%EngineEngine: 20 complaints (15.9%)20 16%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 19 complaints (15.1%)19 15%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 17 complaints (13.5%)17 13%Power TrainPower Train: 11 complaints (8.7%)11 9%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 11 complaints (8.7%)11 9%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 8 complaints (6.3%)8 6%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 6 complaints (4.8%)6 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
EXTERIOR LIGHTING3931.0%
ENGINE2015.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1915.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1713.5%
POWER TRAIN118.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE118.7%
BACK OVER PREVENTION86.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM64.8%

Complaints filed per year

024482022: 32023: 292024: 482025: 212026: 25 (partial year)222324482526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20223
202329
202448
202521
2026 (year to date)25
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 32.7x those in 2022 to 2022 (98 against 3).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V45800029/06/2023SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Civic, 2020-2023 Ridgeline, 2021-2023 Passport, 2021-2022 Pilot, and 2020 Acura MDX vehicles. The tie rod fastener that connects the brake booster and the brake master cylinder may have been improperly assembled dur
24V18400007/03/2024STEERING:RACK AND PINIONHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023 Passport and Ridgeline vehicles. The inner ball joint housing in the steering gearbox assembly may loosen and detach from the steering rack and result in a loss of steering control.
24V32100009/05/2024BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAHonda (America Honda Motor Co) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Ridgeline vehicles. The rearview camera (RVC) tailgate wire harness may fatigue and break, which can prevent the rearview camera image from displaying.
26V33200021/05/2026AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-
26V36500004/06/2026STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERSAmerican Honda Motor Company (Honda) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Honda Pilot, 2017-2023 Ridgeline, 2019-2023 Passport, and 2014-2020 Acura MDX vehicles that were sold in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachuse

Other Honda Ridgeline model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 12 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-16. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.