2025 Honda Ridgeline problems and complaints
Owners have filed 98 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Honda Ridgeline. The most-reported areas: Electrical System (27), Exterior Lighting (26), Engine (24).
Key takeaways
- 98 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
- 2 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 1 reported injury.
- Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 27 | 28% |
| Exterior Lighting | 26 | 27% |
| Engine | 24 | 24% |
| Unknown Or Other | 16 | 16% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 15 | 15% |
| Service Brakes | 8 | 8% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 | 4% |
| Lane Departure | 4 | 4% |
| Steering | 2 | 2% |
| Structure | 2 | 2% |
| Visibility/Wiper | 2 | 2% |
| Power Train | 2 | 2% |
One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Honda RIDGELINE PU/CC AWD | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 2025 Honda RIDGELINE PU/CC FWD | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
Latest complaints, as filed
Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.
Engine - filed 2026-10-14
I bought the vehicle with around 13k miles in May of 2026. Since I have had the vehicle, I have had 4 incidents with the vehicle auto idle-stop (auto engine start/stop). I have experienced the vehicle completely die when trying to start back up during idle stop. Of the four times - one was on a major 3 lane highway ...
Electrical System - filed 2026-10-13
The starter on my 2025 Honda Ridgeline is bad. I got stranded at an intersection with my kids multiple times. I've done research and found this is a noted problem with the start stop feature especially hot starts. There are so many problems I've read that the starters are back ordered 7-10 wks. Please look into thi...
Exterior Lighting - filed 2026-10-08
The automatic high beams on my ridgeline tend to be a saftery issue the do not function correctly many owners report they have this issue as well there has been no damage yet however they have not worked since factory I've asked the dealer about it ans have been told it's normal
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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.