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2025 Honda Ridgeline reliability

Is it reliable?

Owners have filed 87 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Honda Ridgeline over 2 years — 44 per year. It is too early to rank against other Ridgeline years: a year is compared here only after 3 years on the road. NHTSA has 2 recalls on file, including Front passenger seat weight sensor and Camera.

2018 Honda Ridgeline Black Edition
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Complaints

87

Per year

44

Recalls

2

Years on the road

2

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Electrical system (24 of 87), then Exterior lighting (24) and Engine (20). The most filings arrived in 2026 (51 of 87). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 500 miles. Those filings include 2 that report a crash, 1 that reports a fire, and 1 that reports an injury.

Next to 2024 and 2026

The 2024 Ridgeline has 58 complaints, 19 per year, and the 2026 has 8 complaints, 8 per year.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2025 Honda Ridgeline. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (2)

Recall Front passenger seat weight sensor 2026-05-21 · NHTSA campaign 26V332000
Summary 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, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
Remedy 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 this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.
Vehicles affected 98,892
Recall back-over prevention, sensing system, camera 2024-05-09 · NHTSA campaign 24V321000
Summary 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.
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.
Vehicles affected 187,290

NHTSA's count is every vehicle in that campaign. A campaign can cover other model years and other models.

Complaints by component (87 total)

Electrical system
24
Exterior lighting
24
Engine
20
Forward collision avoidance
12
Service brakes
8
Lane departure
4
Speed control
4
Powertrain
2
Steering
2
Structure
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Air bags
1
Fuel and propulsion system
1
Suspension
1
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Crash-flagged

2

Fire-flagged

1

Injury reports

1

Death reports

0

Of the 3 complaints that include an odometer reading, the median is 500 miles.

Complaints filed per year

62024302025512026
Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "When I stop and try to go car turns off and dosnt start"
    Engine · filed 2026-09-21
  • "The Auto Idle Stop (AIS) system has failed to restart the engine. Sitting in an intersection to make a left turn, engine auto stopped and would not restart, leaving me stranded, in traffic. I was eventually able to get…"
    Unknown or other · filed 2026-09-21
  • "On several occasions after operating the vehicle for an extended time (picture 1 hour of highway driving) the auto start stop will fail to engage the engine the next time the vehicle comes to a stop. Vehicle stays stuck…"
    Unknown or other · filed 2026-09-21
  • "The Auto Idle Stop/Start feature has malfunctioned multiple times, leaving me stalled out at a green light in traffic. Sometimes the system hesitates to restart and shows a warning message on the dash that is too long…"
    Electrical system · filed 2026-09-12
  • "I am reporting an urgent potential safety defect involving my 2025 Honda Ridgeline Sport, in Puerto Rico. Since the first oil/filter service, the vehicle has repeatedly developed a grinding/growling/knocking-type noise…"
    Steering, Suspension, Service brakes · filed 2026-09-07

NHTSA crash ratings

Version Overall Front Side Rollover
2025 Honda RIDGELINE PU/CC AWD 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars
2025 Honda RIDGELINE PU/CC FWD 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim Engine Transmission Drive City Hwy Combined Annual fuel cost
Ridgeline all-wheel drive 3.5L, 6-cyl Automatic (9-speed) All-wheel drive 18 24 21 MPG $3100
Ridgeline all-wheel drive TrailSport 3.5L, 6-cyl Automatic (9-speed) All-wheel drive 18 23 20 MPG $3250

Specs and fitment

2nd generation, 2017–present
Body styles Pickup truck
Oil 0W-20 , 5.7 qt capacity
Tire size 245/60R18
Towing capacity 5,000 lbs

Known issues for this generation

Honda technical service bulletins 17-025 and 17-026 cover 2017 Ridgeline trucks with a judder felt from the torque converter lock-up clutch between 20 and 60 mph; the symptom is often diagnosed as a failing torque converter, but Honda's investigation found the torque converter undamaged and traced the judder to transmission fluid that deteriorates faster than expected under intermittent high heat loads in certain driving conditions. The remedy applies a software update that keeps transmission fluid temperature within the intended range, and replaces the transmission fluid; bulletin 17-026 covers the vehicles on which the judder is still present after that software update has been done.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2025 Honda Ridgeline reliable?

Owners have filed 87 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Honda Ridgeline over 2 years — 44 per year. It is too early to rank against other Ridgeline years: a year is compared here only after 3 years on the road. NHTSA has 2 recalls on file, including Front passenger seat weight sensor and Camera.

What are common problems with a 2025 Honda Ridgeline?

The complaints owners file most often name Electrical system (24 of 87), then Exterior lighting (24) and Engine (20). The most filings arrived in 2026 (51 of 87). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 500 miles. Those filings include 2 that report a crash, 1 that reports a fire, and 1 that reports an injury.

Is the 2025 Honda Ridgeline more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2024 Ridgeline has 58 complaints, 19 per year, and the 2026 has 8 complaints, 8 per year.

Has the 2025 Honda Ridgeline been recalled?

The 2025 Honda Ridgeline has 2 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2025 Honda Ridgeline?

Owners have filed 87 complaints about the 2025 Honda Ridgeline with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2025 Honda Ridgeline get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2025 Honda Ridgeline is 20.5 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

Why isn't there a 2015 or 2016 Honda Ridgeline?

Honda paused Ridgeline production between generations; the first generation ended after 2014 and the redesigned second generation didn't launch until the 2017 model year.

Does the Honda Ridgeline have a frame rust recall?

NHTSA recall 22V-430 covers 2006-2014 Ridgeline trucks for rear-frame corrosion near the fuel tank in salt-belt states.