2025 Honda Ridgeline electrical system problems
24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2025 Honda Ridgeline — 29% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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 to read for the split second that it shows, and other times it requires a full…”
filed Sep 12, 2026
“Ridgeline Failures! 1st Failure, XXX, ridgeline failed to start. AAA could not jump the vehicle because the vehicle had zero charge. It was towed to Autofair Honda, in [XXX] 85 miles away. They replaced the battery. (See attachment) Mileage 2827 2nd Failure [XXX] Completely Dead truck. Honda…”
filed Aug 28, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Over The Air - This update contains various performance enhancements and UI improvements.
A26277 · Over The Air · issued Feb 17, 2026
Electrical System problems in other Ridgeline years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Ridgeline | 20 | 34% |
| 2023 Ridgeline | 17 | 13% |
| 2022 Ridgeline | 19 | 16% |
| 2021 Ridgeline | 15 | 15% |
| 2020 Ridgeline | 49 | 29% |
| 2019 Ridgeline | 35 | 15% |
| 2018 Ridgeline | 49 | 31% |
| 2017 Ridgeline | 92 | 27% |
| 2014 Ridgeline | 4 | 12% |
| 2013 Ridgeline | 1 | 2% |
| 2012 Ridgeline | 1 | 4% |
| 2011 Ridgeline | 1 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2025 Honda Ridgeline
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.