2025 Honda Ridgeline problems and recalls

Owners have filed 81 complaints on the 2025 Honda Ridgeline, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (23 complaints).

81
Complaints
2
Recalls
2
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
1
Injuries
45.8
Severity index

Severity index 45.8 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 45.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 33 of 46 by severity index among 2025 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 28% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2025 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 23 complaints (28.4%)23 28%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 23 complaints (28.4%)23 28%EngineEngine: 19 complaints (23.5%)19 23%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 14 complaints (17.3%)14 17%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 12 complaints (14.8%)12 15%Service BrakesService Brakes: 7 complaints (8.6%)7 9%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 4 complaints (4.9%)4 5%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 4 complaints (4.9%)4 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2328.4%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2328.4%
ENGINE1923.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1417.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1214.8%
SERVICE BRAKES78.6%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL44.9%
LANE DEPARTURE44.9%

Complaints filed per year

022452024: 62025: 302026: 45 (partial year)24252645
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20246
202530
2026 (year to date)45

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
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-

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 2026-09-03. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.