2025 Honda Ridgeline Problems, Recalls & Reliability
117 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2025 Honda Ridgeline, alongside 2 recall campaigns and 1 defect investigation. It scores 28/100 on the trouble index — still early — complaints build over a vehicle's first decade on the road. Electrical leads the reports.
Too early to call
Where 2025 sits among all Ridgeline years
What owners report
“The auto stop start shuts off and does not always restart. While in traffic at a light multiple times it has shut off and not restarted .I have to turn off the vehicle and put it in park and restart the vehicle!”— owner report to NHTSA, 2025 Ridgeline
Recalls (2)
Honda (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,…
Fix: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for…
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.
Fix: 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…
Federal defect investigations
Still open as of the last data refresh. An investigation is not a recall; it may close with no action. All open investigations →
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:CRANK/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
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 its…
Technical service bulletins
17 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, the biggest share on engine and brakes & stability — are on file for the 2025 Honda Ridgeline. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
See the 2025 Ridgeline TSB list →
Complaint history for this model year
When owners filed their reports — a long tail means problems kept surfacing for years.
Questions buyers ask
Is the 2025 Honda Ridgeline reliable?
The 2025 Honda Ridgeline drew 117 complaints in federal safety records — still early — complaints build over a vehicle's first decade on the road. Its trouble index is 28/100, scored against the model's worst year (2006).
What are the most common 2025 Honda Ridgeline problems?
The top reported problems for the 2025 Honda Ridgeline are electrical (45 complaints), driver assistance (19), and engine (19).
Does the 2025 Honda Ridgeline have recalls?
2 recall campaigns apply to the 2025 Honda Ridgeline. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.