2025 HONDA RIDGELINE

1 recalls — 72 complaints — 5/5 safety rating

24V321000 May 9, 2024
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Defect Description
Honda (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.
Consequence
A rearview camera that does not display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the RVC tailgate wire harness, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed November 8, 2024. Owners may contact Honda service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is YI7.
187,290 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Complaint Statistics

72 total complaints 4 crashes 1 fires 3 injuries

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
EXTERIOR LIGHTING20
UNKNOWN OR OTHER9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS6
ENGINE5
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4
SERVICE BRAKES4
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION2
POWER TRAIN2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Mar 28, 2026
Incident date: Mar 28, 2026
Auto high beams are not working
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Mar 22, 2026
Incident date: Mar 16, 2026
When driving mountain roads I often need to engage the paddle shift to downshift. When I do, the transmission has a lag where it feels like it goes into neutral for a second, the speed increases instead of decreasing, then the gear downshifts, the RPM's go up, but by then, it has defeated the purpo... Read more
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Feb 28, 2026
Incident date: Jul 27, 2025
My Honda ridgeline had 7,590 miles when it started failing all the dash board lights turned on the engine decelerated I then tried to accelerate it rapidly accelerated my steering wheel vibrated I could not turn or slow down witch caused for me to crash
Crash 1 injured
ENGINE Feb 28, 2026
Incident date: Jul 27, 2025
My Honda ridgeline had 7,590 miles when it started failing all the dash board lights turned on the engine decelerated I then tried to accelerate it rapidly accelerated my steering wheel vibrated I could not turn or slow down witch caused for me to crash
Crash 1 injured
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS Feb 28, 2026
Incident date: Jul 27, 2025
My Honda ridgeline had 7,590 miles when it started failing all the dash board lights turned on the engine decelerated I then tried to accelerate it rapidly accelerated my steering wheel vibrated I could not turn or slow down witch caused for me to crash
Crash 1 injured
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 27, 2026
Incident date: Jan 1, 2026
The contact owns a 2025 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the automatic high beam headlights were activated, but failed to illuminate as needed; however, the high beam headlights illuminated when there was oncoming traffic, affecting the vision of the on... Read more
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 26, 2026
Incident date: Feb 26, 2026
The 2025 Honda Ridgeline has an unsafe, faulty, improperly designed auto headlight system. Oncoming headlight detection is delayed by several seconds, or non-responsove at all. This creates s situation where my vehicle's headlights "automatically" blind oncoming traffic with high beams. This causes ... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Feb 17, 2026
Incident date: Jul 10, 2025
On multiple Honda vehicles there appears to be a problem with their turn signal volume. We own both an Acura with the volume perfect; the Honda Ridgeline is just about audible with the software volume at its maximum. After sending a request for assistance for info or update to Honda on their compl... Read more
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 16, 2026
Incident date: Feb 26, 2025
The automatic headlight dimmer feature at times doesn’t dim soon enough or at all for oncoming traffic. It will change to dim back to bright or the other way bright to dim for no apparent reason. On very dark roads they do not change to bright at all. It’s been to the dealer 3 times. On first vi... Read more
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 29, 2026
Incident date: Jan 28, 2026
Automatic headlight dimming mechanism does not work well. Sometimes they do not dim to oncoming traffic. When they dim, they do not return to high beam even after returning to highway speed and no oncoming traffic.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jan 27, 2026
Incident date: Jul 28, 2025
Auto Idle Stop (AIS) system, a fuel-saving feature that temporarily shuts off the engine when a vehicle is at a complete stop. Drivers say that in some cases, the engine does not automatically restart, leaving vehicles stranded in traffic. Several complainants reported needing to jump-start their ve... Read more
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2026
Incident date: Dec 9, 2025
When the automatic dimming headlamp is turned on, the headlamps do not perform as expected. When the bright lights finally did turn on, they didn't dim with an approaching vehicle. I reported it to the dealer, and they told me of a fix but that was for turning the headlamps on at dusk not dimming t... Read more
SERVICE BRAKES Jan 15, 2026
Incident date: Aug 8, 2025
1) Brakes spongy hard to stop have to pump like old truck to get good pedal. Dangerous almost rear ended vehicle ahead. Family uses caution to drive. Took to Honda world 8-8-25. Tec and sec mgr said nothing wrong w rakes. Ridgeline has 4181 miles on it Cyst num107536 inv # hocs468892 2)blind spot w... Read more
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION Jan 15, 2026
Incident date: Aug 8, 2025
1) Brakes spongy hard to stop have to pump like old truck to get good pedal. Dangerous almost rear ended vehicle ahead. Family uses caution to drive. Took to Honda world 8-8-25. Tec and sec mgr said nothing wrong w rakes. Ridgeline has 4181 miles on it Cyst num107536 inv # hocs468892 2)blind spot w... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Dec 23, 2025
Incident date: Sep 26, 2025
I bought a new 2025 Honda Ridgeline truck from Hendrick Honda, Easley, SC and within the first 24 hours the instrument display showed an “auto idle stop error” and to get service at the dealer. I took it back to the dealer within two days, and they said they ran diagnostics and couldn’t find n... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 23, 2025
Incident date: Sep 26, 2025
I bought a new 2025 Honda Ridgeline truck from Hendrick Honda, Easley, SC and within the first 24 hours the instrument display showed an “auto idle stop error” and to get service at the dealer. I took it back to the dealer within two days, and they said they ran diagnostics and couldn’t find n... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 23, 2025
Incident date: Jan 29, 2025
My auto idle start has failed on approximately four occasions, initially on 01/29/25, and on three subsequent occasions. As I went to move forward through the intersection, the auto idle start initially engaged then immediately stopped and the vehicle wouldn't immediately restart. On the other three... Read more
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Dec 23, 2025
Incident date: Sep 26, 2025
I bought a new 2025 Honda Ridgeline truck from Hendrick Honda, Easley, SC and within the first 24 hours the instrument display showed an “auto idle stop error” and to get service at the dealer. I took it back to the dealer within two days, and they said they ran diagnostics and couldn’t find n... Read more
ENGINE Dec 18, 2025
Incident date: Oct 30, 2025
New 2025 Honda Ridgeline Black Edition with under 4k miles on it. Driving one day (10/30/25), smoke started to bellow out from the sides. Nothing on the dashboard indicated a problem. Everyone jumped out and was safe from injury. The truck went up in flames and literally blew up. We have a video of ... Read more
Fire
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 4, 2025
Incident date: Dec 3, 2025
Auto high beams constantly tun on and off due to reflections from road signs. Other times when cars are coming at you, and they should turn off, they stay on blinding the oncoming drivers.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Nov 24, 2025
Incident date: Nov 22, 2025
Automatic high beams will not work. A safety hazard. A multitude of owners say they are worthless, to give up and use the manual dim/bright feature. Those few who say theirs work say the system is overly sensitive - turning on or off the high beams at random times. Sometimes blinding other drive... Read more
SERVICE BRAKES Nov 14, 2025
Incident date: Sep 17, 2025
My vehicle has 10,800 miles on it, and it is 1 year old. About 1 month ago, the brakes started feeling spongy, and I also noticed a delay in the brake pad returning to its initial position after it had been depressed. I am concerned that this 1-year-old vehicle has already started having issues with... Read more
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Oct 24, 2025
Incident date: Oct 15, 2025
Automatic high beam function: Does not work properly, most road signs turn the high beams off, sometimes the high beams turn back on when another car is approaching. They don't activate at all until you speed reaches 45 mph. This is the same issue I experienced with my 2021 Ridgeline. The only di... Read more
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Oct 15, 2025
Incident date: Oct 15, 2025
Idle stop feature fails to restart. Could possibly leave stranded. The vehicle is new 2025 with less than 15k miles. Auto start feature worked fine for about 10k miles and then started struggling to restart over several weeks. Turned off the idle stop feature. Then took to a parking lot and tested u... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Oct 15, 2025
Incident date: Oct 15, 2025
Idle stop feature fails to restart. Could possibly leave stranded. The vehicle is new 2025 with less than 15k miles. Auto start feature worked fine for about 10k miles and then started struggling to restart over several weeks. Turned off the idle stop feature. Then took to a parking lot and tested u... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Oct 6, 2025
Incident date: Jan 1, 2025
Multiple instances of emission system warning/stop start failure warning alerts.Warning lights will randomly go off then back on. Replaced sensor and it failed within a month. Truck has under 21000 miles.
ENGINE Oct 6, 2025
Incident date: Jan 1, 2025
Multiple instances of emission system warning/stop start failure warning alerts.Warning lights will randomly go off then back on. Replaced sensor and it failed within a month. Truck has under 21000 miles.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS Oct 1, 2025
Incident date: Sep 26, 2025
This is design feedback. When taking curves to the right on 2 lane highways and especially when the oncoming is a truck, and the forward collision warning set on short, the system experiences a spurious event: BRAKE warning and wheel shake. Lane departure is off. Both vehicles in their lanes. Su... Read more
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING Sep 21, 2025
Incident date: Jan 17, 2025
While driving with the Adaptive Cruise Control and the Road Departure Mitigation System engaged, then fails and disengages. The warning system indicates a problem that should be reported to the Dealer. This has happened on multiple occasions and was repaired by the dealer when the car had 254 miles ... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL Sep 21, 2025
Incident date: Jan 17, 2025
While driving with the Adaptive Cruise Control and the Road Departure Mitigation System engaged, then fails and disengages. The warning system indicates a problem that should be reported to the Dealer. This has happened on multiple occasions and was repaired by the dealer when the car had 254 miles ... Read more
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Sep 21, 2025
Incident date: Jan 17, 2025
While driving with the Adaptive Cruise Control and the Road Departure Mitigation System engaged, then fails and disengages. The warning system indicates a problem that should be reported to the Dealer. This has happened on multiple occasions and was repaired by the dealer when the car had 254 miles ... Read more
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Sep 21, 2025
Incident date: Aug 1, 2025
The auto dimming feature for the headlights is ineffective & dangerous. It goes off & on constantly without oncoming vehicles or headlights & also the bright headlights remain on at times with on coming headlights. This happens with ALL sensitivity setting. The delayed turning off even causes dri... Read more
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Sep 16, 2025
Incident date: Sep 12, 2025
The auto headlights do not come on and if they do they almost always turn off immediately. The will not come on at speeds under 25 and this is too slow. To cap all of this they randomly come on when cars are driving towards you even though I have tried to disable this feature totally. They are a s... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS Sep 12, 2025
Incident date: Sep 12, 2025
Forward collision warning alarms when oncoming vehicle is recognized. This happens at least 3 times every time I drive. Only happens on 2 lane roads, not divided streets or highways. Very annoying and distracting.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Sep 10, 2025
Incident date: Sep 1, 2025
Automatic headlight dimming system malfunctioning. Headlights randomly activate to high beams and dim under all low light conditions. The system is unsafe as it blinds oncoming traffic under all conditions and the driver in particular in fog. It continually intermittently cycles up and down betwee... Read more
ENGINE Sep 8, 2025
Incident date: Sep 3, 2025
The contact owns a 2025 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that the engine was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed however, the dealer found no failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the ... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING Sep 3, 2025
Incident date: Jul 21, 2025
As I was driving about 25 a 30 mph, I was in a right hand curve. When a vehicle in the opposite lane approached (still on their side of the road) my vehicle braked automatically for 1-2 seconds. This was unexpected and if there was another vehicle behind me then it is possible they may have rear end... Read more
POWER TRAIN Aug 27, 2025
Incident date: May 29, 2025
1. Soft / Spongy Brakes. Brake pedal depresses 1/3 - 1/2 way to the floor before the brakes grab. I had one close call hard stop incident, and now I allow extra car lengths for safety. 2. In park, the truck rolls noticeably before the transmission lock engages. I'd estimate 3 degrees. Your foot... Read more
SERVICE BRAKES Aug 27, 2025
Incident date: May 29, 2025
1. Soft / Spongy Brakes. Brake pedal depresses 1/3 - 1/2 way to the floor before the brakes grab. I had one close call hard stop incident, and now I allow extra car lengths for safety. 2. In park, the truck rolls noticeably before the transmission lock engages. I'd estimate 3 degrees. Your foot... Read more
EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jun 25, 2025
Incident date: Jun 23, 2025
Auto high beam turns off and on on dark country road repeatedly with no other cars or light present . This means I lose highbeams when needed the most for animals in road. Also, the system goes from low beam into high beam when a car approaches in opposite lane blinding them. In short , is danger... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS Jun 25, 2025
Incident date: Jun 24, 2025
Collision mitigation brake system vibrates steering wheel,flashes brake, sounds alarm every time a car approaches in opposite lane on curves and often for no traffic at all. It gives so many false alarms I've had to turn it off for safety.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING Jun 25, 2025
Incident date: Jun 24, 2025
Collision mitigation brake system vibrates steering wheel,flashes brake, sounds alarm every time a car approaches in opposite lane on curves and often for no traffic at all. It gives so many false alarms I've had to turn it off for safety.
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST Jun 11, 2025
Incident date: May 23, 2025
This is a brand new 2025 Ridgeline with only 900 miles. The Collision Mitigation Breaking System and the Lane Keeping Assist System does not work properly on my vehicle. The dealer where I bought the vehicle (Dick Brooks Honda in Greer) has insisted there's nothing wrong with the vehicle on two occa... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS Jun 11, 2025
Incident date: May 23, 2025
This is a brand new 2025 Ridgeline with only 900 miles. The Collision Mitigation Breaking System and the Lane Keeping Assist System does not work properly on my vehicle. The dealer where I bought the vehicle (Dick Brooks Honda in Greer) has insisted there's nothing wrong with the vehicle on two occa... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jun 11, 2025
Incident date: May 23, 2025
This is a brand new 2025 Ridgeline with only 900 miles. The Collision Mitigation Breaking System and the Lane Keeping Assist System does not work properly on my vehicle. The dealer where I bought the vehicle (Dick Brooks Honda in Greer) has insisted there's nothing wrong with the vehicle on two occa... Read more
POWER TRAIN May 27, 2025
Incident date: Dec 1, 2024
Transmission delays shifting. Shifts are delayed while driving, slamming into next gear. In addition, when starting vehicle and moving from park to drive gear (forward or reverse) there can be up to a 9 second delay for the transmission to shift into gear. This even allows for the gas peddle to b... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM May 27, 2025
Incident date: Apr 2, 2025
Dog walked on neutral button while truck was in motion, causing moving vehicle to unsafely go into neutral. Same thing can happen with a child or passenger who accidentally pushes the fully exposed button.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER May 27, 2025
Incident date: Apr 2, 2025
Dog walked on neutral button while truck was in motion, causing moving vehicle to unsafely go into neutral. Same thing can happen with a child or passenger who accidentally pushes the fully exposed button.
ENGINE Apr 28, 2025
Incident date: Apr 1, 2025
Engine "Stop/Start" turned off when trying to make a turn. When it did the steering would not move. Also when "Stop/Start" turns off it was dangerous when turning. I email Honda and they called me back. They could have it disabled but it would cost $80 and I would have to buy the part and they wo... Read more
STEERING Apr 28, 2025
Incident date: Apr 1, 2025
Engine "Stop/Start" turned off when trying to make a turn. When it did the steering would not move. Also when "Stop/Start" turns off it was dangerous when turning. I email Honda and they called me back. They could have it disabled but it would cost $80 and I would have to buy the part and they wo... Read more

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NHTSA Safety Ratings — 2025 HONDA RIDGELINE

2025 Honda RIDGELINE PU/CC AWD

CategoryRating
Overall Rating 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash — Driver 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash — Passenger 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash — Driver 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash — Passenger 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Rollover 4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Rollover Risk 16.9%

Safety Technology

FeatureStatus
Electronic Stability ControlStandard
Forward Collision WarningStandard
Lane Departure WarningStandard

Source: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings Program. Ratings are based on crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

NHTSA Safety Investigations — HONDA RIDGELINE

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

EA25004 Opened: Mar 26, 2025
EA — Open — Model Year: 2025
No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages
On June 3, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE22005 after the agency received VOQs and several field reports concerning the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) feature on 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles. The complaints allege that the engine fails to restart on ... Read more
EA25003 Opened: Feb 11, 2025
EA — Open — Model Year: 2017
Rear-View Camera Failure
On June 26, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Recall Query (RQ24011) to assess the long-term suitability of the remedy for recall 22V-867, which was filed on November 23, 2022 by American Honda Motor Co. (Honda). Recall 22V-867 addressed concerns of a loss of the Rear-V... Read more
RQ24013 Opened: Nov 8, 2024 — Closed: Aug 20, 2025
RQ — Closed — Model Year: 2018
Engine failure
On November 8, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query RQ24013 to assess the scope of Honda recall 23V-751 after receiving complaints that alleged connecting rod bearing failures in vehicles that were not within the scope of recall 23V-751. In November 2023, Honda recalle... Read more
RQ24011 Opened: Jun 26, 2024 — Closed: Feb 11, 2025
RQ — Closed — Model Year: 2017
Rear-View Camera Failure
On June 26, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Recall Query (RQ24011) to assess the long-term suitability of the remedy for recall 22V-867, which was filed on November 23, 2022 by American Honda Motor Co. (Honda). Recall 22V-867 addressed concerns of a loss of the Rear-V... Read more
PE24004 Opened: Feb 13, 2024 — Closed: Aug 5, 2024
PE — Closed — Model Year: 2022
Rear-View Camera Failure
On February 13, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE24004 to assess alleged failures of the rear-view camera (RVC) in 2020-2023 Model Year (MY) Honda Ridgeline vehicles. At this time, ODI has received a total of 50 complaints with allegations of the RVC im... Read more
PE22001 Opened: Feb 7, 2022 — Closed: Dec 19, 2022
PE — Closed — Model Year: 2017
Rear-View Camera Failure
On February 7, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation (PE22-001) to assess alleged failures of the rear-view camera (RVC) in 2017-2018 Model Year Honda Ridgeline vehicles. At this time, ODI has received a total of 107 complaints with allegations of the RVC imag... Read more
PE09008 Opened: Feb 12, 2009 — Closed: Jun 16, 2009
PE — Closed — Model Year: 2006
FIRE
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED THIS INVESTIGATION BASED ON THREE VEHICLE OWNER QUESTIONNAIRE (VOQ) REPORTS ALLEGING A FIRE OCCURRED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.IN ADDITION, THERE WERE THREE VOQ REPORTS ALLEGING A BURNED, MELTED, OR SHORTED HVAC FAN MOTOR WIRING HARNESS.HONDA REPORTS TH... Read more

HONDA RIDGELINE — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the HONDA RIDGELINE across all model years (2003–2025).

348 Total Recalls
2,565 Total Complaints
7 Investigations
90 Reported Crashes
59 Reported Fires
100 Reported Deaths

HONDA RIDGELINE — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year Recalls Complaints
2026 0 6 View
2025 (current) 1 72
2024 1 65 View
2023 10 147 View
2022 9 145 View
2021 17 127 View
2020 50 211 View
2019 82 284 View
2018 40 190 View
2017 42 419 View
2015 0 2 View
2014 7 35 View
2013 8 55 View
2012 13 30 View
2011 12 44 View
2010 10 50 View
2009 9 39 View
2008 10 155 View
2007 10 195 View
2006 14 294 View
2005 1 0 View
2004 1 0 View
2003 1 0 View

Other HONDA Models

Model Recalls Complaints
ACCORD 1,544 31,106 View
ODYSSEY 1,083 15,814 View
PILOT 1,019 12,296 View
ACCORD HYBRID 883 1,156 View
CR-V 820 20,314 View
CIVIC 752 19,886 View
INSIGHT 709 669 View
PASSPORT 510 2,127 View