"How reliable is the 2025 Honda Ridgeline?"

"Based on 71 NHTSA complaints, the 2025 Honda Ridgeline has a median complaint mileage of 0 miles. The most common issue is Exterior Lighting."

"What are common problems with the 2025 Honda Ridgeline?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Honda Ridgeline is Exterior Lighting, accounting for a significant portion of the 71 total complaints filed."

2025 Honda Ridgeline: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 71 complaints

Total Complaints

Exterior Lighting

Top Issue

Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Exterior Lighting

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Warnings

Engine

Service Brakes

Adaptive Cruise Control

Vehicle Speed Control

Blind Spot Detection

Automatic Emergency Braking

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Auto dimming headlight feature is worthless in the 2024 Honda Ridgelines as any reflective surface including reflective house numbers on a mailbox will cause the headlights to dim."

"The auto dimming is way to sensitive. It turns down on road signs, street lights etc."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 12 SC: 9 ME: 5 CT: 4 GA: 4 AL: 4 WV: 4 WA: 3 NJ: 3 CA: 3

Honda Ridgeline — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2006	294	80,000	Air Bags	27
2007	195	87,263	Air Bags	9
2008	155	72,000	Air Bags	3
2009	39	70,000	Air Bags	0
2010	50	26,870	Air Bags	5
2011	44	49,110	Air Bags	2
2012	30	30,000	Air Bags	0
2013	55	34,310	Air Bags	8
2014	35	14,000	Air Bags	0
2017	416	36,500	Electrical System	3
2018	189	23,650	Electrical System	4
2019	284	16,000	Fuel System, Gasoline	16
2020	211	15,000	Electrical System	2
2021	127	21,000	Engine	2
2022	145	200	Exterior Lighting	3
2023	147	7,000	Exterior Lighting	2
2024	65	-	Exterior Lighting	0

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28