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2025 Honda Ridgeline Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 100 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Honda Ridgeline, most often about the electrical (28% of complaints). It is 11th of 20 Ridgeline model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2025 Honda Ridgeline problems
Electrical
28 complaints · 28%Lights
27 complaints · 27%Parts named most often: headlights.
Engine
25 complaints · 25%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 failure. The…
Driver assistance
18 complaints · 18%Parts named most often: warnings, adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, blind spot detection.
Other or unspecified
16 complaints · 16%Brakes
8 complaints · 8%Speed control
4 complaints · 4%
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2025 Honda Ridgeline recalls
Air bags: front passenger
Risk: Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
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 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.
Full defect 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.
Backup camera: camera
Risk: A rearview camera that does not display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
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 is yi7.
Full defect 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.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
No restart after auto start/stop engages
Summary
On june 3, 2022, the oï¬ce of defects investigation (odi) opened preliminary evaluation pe22005 after the agency received voqs and several ï¬eld 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 own from a complete stop at a traï¬c light or road intersection with the ais function engaged. The subject vehicles are equipped with a 3.5l engine with a 9-speed automatic transmission. On january 6, 2023, honda released service bulletins 23-008 and 23-009. These service bulletins address the failure to restart issue in the 2016-2019my honda pilot vehicles, as well as the 2015-2020 acura tlx, 2016
Questions about the 2025 Honda Ridgeline
- What are the most common problems with the 2025 Honda Ridgeline?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: electrical (28 complaints); lights (27 complaints); engine (25 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2025 Honda Ridgeline have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from May 21, 2026 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2025 a bad year for the Honda Ridgeline?
- It is 11th of 20 Ridgeline model years by number of complaints, with 100 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.