Toyota Tacoma vs Honda Ridgeline: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Toyota Tacoma has 53 recalls and 7,379 owner complaints; the Honda Ridgeline has 39 recalls and 2,245 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Toyota TacomaHonda Ridgeline
Recalls5339
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls00
Owner complaints7,3792,245
Crashes reported54364
Fires reported9445
Injuries reported36849
Most reported problemStructureElectrical System

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Toyota TacomaHonda Ridgeline
2005 Toyota Tacoma: 707 complaints20052006 Toyota Tacoma: 782 complaints2006 Honda Ridgeline: 244 complaints2007 Toyota Tacoma: 541 complaints2007 Honda Ridgeline: 160 complaints20072008 Toyota Tacoma: 450 complaints2008 Honda Ridgeline: 144 complaints2009 Toyota Tacoma: 520 complaints2009 Honda Ridgeline: 35 complaints20092010 Toyota Tacoma: 294 complaints2010 Honda Ridgeline: 42 complaints2011 Toyota Tacoma: 186 complaints2011 Honda Ridgeline: 39 complaints20112012 Toyota Tacoma: 295 complaints2012 Honda Ridgeline: 24 complaints2013 Toyota Tacoma: 125 complaints2013 Honda Ridgeline: 45 complaints20132014 Toyota Tacoma: 93 complaints2014 Honda Ridgeline: 34 complaints2015 Toyota Tacoma: 102 complaints2015 Honda Ridgeline: 2 complaints20152016 Toyota Tacoma: 324 complaints2017 Toyota Tacoma: 245 complaints2017 Honda Ridgeline: 349 complaints20172018 Toyota Tacoma: 210 complaints2018 Honda Ridgeline: 163 complaints2019 Toyota Tacoma: 219 complaints2019 Honda Ridgeline: 239 complaints20192020 Toyota Tacoma: 90 complaints2020 Honda Ridgeline: 172 complaints2021 Toyota Tacoma: 81 complaints2021 Honda Ridgeline: 103 complaints20212022 Toyota Tacoma: 59 complaints2022 Honda Ridgeline: 119 complaints2023 Toyota Tacoma: 54 complaints2023 Honda Ridgeline: 133 complaints20232024 Toyota Tacoma: 155 complaints2024 Honda Ridgeline: 78 complaints2025 Toyota Tacoma: 118 complaints2025 Honda Ridgeline: 107 complaints20252026 Toyota Tacoma: 14 complaints2026 Honda Ridgeline: 13 complaints2026

Every model year

YearTacoma recallsTacoma complaintsRidgeline recallsRidgeline complaints
2026014013
202551182107
20245155178
20234545133
20223593119
20210817103
20201908172
2019421911239
201832107163
201752458349
20164324——
2015410202
2014493634
20136125745
201272951124
201191861039
201013294942
200913520835
2008114508144
2007105418160
20061178212244
200510707——

Toyota Tacoma: top problems

Structure1,872
Suspension1,271
Power Train882
Vehicle Speed Control732
Unknown or other688
Service Brakes592

Honda Ridgeline: top problems

Electrical System443
Engine400
Air Bags349
Unknown or other237
Fuel System219
Power Train178
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Toyota Tacoma or the Honda Ridgeline?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 7,379 complaints about the Toyota Tacoma and 2,245 about the Honda Ridgeline with NHTSA, so the Honda Ridgeline has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Toyota Tacoma or the Honda Ridgeline?

NHTSA lists 53 recall campaigns for the Toyota Tacoma and 39 for the Honda Ridgeline since model year 2000.