2025 Honda Ridgeline forward collision avoidance problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2025 Honda Ridgeline — 16% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) repeatedly has applied breaks under both highway and non-highwaty road conditions when there was no vehicle or presence of other risk factors that should have caused the system to activate. This continues to occur even after the vehicle indicated a…”
filed May 20, 2026
“The forward collision warning system consistently produces false errors resulting in flashing lights, shaking wheel, and audible alarms causing significant distraction from driver's focus. Daily frequency of alarms creates a false alarm risk as driver has to mentally adjust to ignore the alarm…”
filed May 1, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Ridgeline years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Ridgeline | 7 | 15% |
| 2023 Ridgeline | 11 | 9% |
| 2022 Ridgeline | 13 | 12% |
| 2021 Ridgeline | 14 | 14% |
| 2020 Ridgeline | 13 | 8% |
| 2019 Ridgeline | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 Ridgeline | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 Ridgeline | 11 | 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.