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What are the common problems with the 2014 Honda Ridgeline?

Owners of the 2014 Honda Ridgeline have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the airbags (13) and the body structure (7). In NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026, 11 of them list a mileage; a complaint is an owner's report, not a proven defect.

By VIN Lookup Research DeskPublished 2026-11-11NHTSA files 2026-11-11United States
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Most-reported problems, 2014 Ridgeline

NHTSA's file holds 34 owner complaints on the 2014 Honda Ridgeline. Owners named the airbags most often: 13 complaints. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 34 complaints, none reports a crash, 1 reports a fire and none reports an injury. These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.

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Common problems with the 2014 Ridgeline

NHTSA's file holds 34 owner complaints on the 2014 Honda Ridgeline. Owners named the airbags most often: 13 complaints. A complaint can name more than one component.

2014 Honda Ridgeline: most-reported NHTSA component categories, with the median mileage of the complaints that list one (complaints file, November 11, 2026)
Component (NHTSA category)ComplaintsListing mileageMedian mileage
Air Bags133Under 5 mileages
Structure72Under 5 mileages
Electrical System42Under 5 mileages
Service Brakes42Under 5 mileages
Vehicle Speed Control22Under 5 mileages

Of the 34 complaints, none reports a crash, 1 reports a fire and none reports an injury. These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.

Mileage when owners reported a problem with the 2014 Ridgeline

The 11 mileages owners gave run from 200 to 155,000 miles, and half are at or under 15,000. With fewer than 20 mileages this page gives the median only: the other percentiles are too few to say. 1 came after 100,000 miles, 1 after 150,000 and none after 200,000.

These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 2014 Ridgeline wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.

Most of these reports came early in the vehicle's life: 10 of the 11 came at or under 100,000 miles, so they say nothing about how many miles a 2014 Ridgeline can cover.

2014 Honda Ridgeline: mileage in the 11 NHTSA complaints that list one (complaints file, November 11, 2026)
MeasureValue
Lowest mileage listed200 miles
25th percentileToo few to say
Median (50th percentile)15,000 miles
75th percentileToo few to say
90th percentileToo few to say
Highest mileage listed155,000 miles
Complaints after 100,000 miles1 of 11
Complaints after 150,000 miles1 of 11
Complaints after 200,000 milesnone

Every model year together: Half of the 697 NHTSA owner complaints on the Honda Ridgeline that list mileage came after 44,000 miles (NHTSA complaints file of November 11, 2026). How many miles will a Honda Ridgeline last? →

Is the 2014 Ridgeline a good year?

Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2014 is a good or a bad Ridgeline: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2014 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.

With 34 complaints, the 2014 ranks 17th of the 19 Honda Ridgeline model years from 2006 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2017 (349). The fewest: the 2026 (13).

Recent model years have had less time to collect complaints, so their counts are still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.

Honda Ridgeline: NHTSA owner complaints by model year, 2006–2026 (complaints file, November 11, 2026)
Model yearOwner complaintsListing mileageMedian mileage
2006 Ridgeline24416774,000
2007 Ridgeline1607283,000
2008 Ridgeline1447470,000
2009 Ridgeline351360,000
2010 Ridgeline421925,500
2011 Ridgeline398Under 10 mileages
2012 Ridgeline248Under 10 mileages
2013 Ridgeline451133,000
2014 (this page)341115,000
2017 Ridgeline34913340,000
2018 Ridgeline1634922,300
2019 Ridgeline2396417,500
2020 Ridgeline1722618,000
2021 Ridgeline1031220,000
2022 Ridgeline1197Under 10 mileages
2023 Ridgeline1331220,117
2024 Ridgeline786Under 10 mileages
2025 Ridgeline1073Under 10 mileages
2026 Ridgeline132Under 10 mileages

The linked 2015–2022 pages show NHTSA's September 15, 2026 collection, so their counts can differ from this table's.

Every Ridgeline year compared on NHTSA’s complaints and recalls: Honda Ridgeline years to avoid →

2014 Honda Ridgeline recalls

NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 7 recall campaigns that name the 2014 Honda Ridgeline (6 vehicle campaigns and 1 equipment or tire campaign that names this model year, often for aftermarket parts). A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.

2014 Honda Ridgeline: the 5 most recent of 7 recall campaigns in NHTSA’s recall files (November 11, 2026)
CampaignReport receivedComponent
22V430000Jun 16, 2022STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
19E068000Oct 10, 2019VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
19V501000Jun 27, 2019AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V500000Jun 27, 2019AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V182000Mar 6, 2019AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

What these figures can and cannot tell you

  • Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
  • The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
  • The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
  • They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 2014 Ridgeline lasts.
  • A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 2014 Ridgeline.
  • Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
  • 23 of the 34 complaints on the 2014 Honda Ridgeline give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
  • NHTSA name counted: RIDGELINE. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only this one.
  • Recall-file name matched: RIDGELINE.
Evidence

Primary sources behind this page

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  1. NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  2. Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  3. NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  4. NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  5. Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  6. NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  7. Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.

Quick answers

2014 Honda Ridgeline questions

What are the most common 2014 Honda Ridgeline problems?

NHTSA's file holds 34 owner complaints on the 2014 Honda Ridgeline. Owners named the airbags most often: 13 complaints. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 34 complaints, none reports a crash, 1 reports a fire and none reports an injury. These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.

At what mileage do owners report problems with the 2014 Honda Ridgeline?

Of the 11 complaints on the 2014 Honda Ridgeline that list mileage, half came after 14,000 miles; 1 came after 100,000 miles, 1 after 150,000 and none after 200,000. With fewer than 20 mileages, the median is the only percentile given. These are mileages at a reported problem; they do not say how many miles a 2014 Ridgeline can cover.

Is the 2014 Honda Ridgeline a good year?

Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2014 is a good or a bad Ridgeline: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2014 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 34 complaints, the 2014 ranks 17th of the 19 Honda Ridgeline model years from 2006 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2017 (349). The fewest: the 2026 (13).

How many recalls does the 2014 Honda Ridgeline have?

NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 7 recall campaigns that name the 2014 Honda Ridgeline (6 vehicle campaigns and 1 equipment or tire campaign that names this model year, often for aftermarket parts). A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.

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