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Acura RDX

Every Acura RDX model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,60149 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns14Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,314Summed across model years
By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 438, 27% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0200400600201520162017201820194382020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Lighting leads the Acura RDX complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Lighting
352
Visibility and wipers
273
Engine and cooling
206
Fuel system
132
Electrical system
131
Powertrain
124
Brakes
104
Structure
82
Airbags
72
Speed control
62
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Acura RDX model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Acura RDX by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV10.017001
2025SUV303.3231104
2024SUV1118.2552018
2023SUV230.01152053
2022SUV3116.113520139
2021SUV1143.538030194
2020SUV3462.01,23650234
2019SUV4381.11,04350223
2018SUV777.81861056
2017SUV779.115111120
2016SUV4112.210021157
2015SUV4121.790631115
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Acura RDX

  • 26V-332 May 21, 2026
    Front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash
    Airbags · 99k vehicles
  • 25V-582 Sep 5, 2025
    Software for the electric power steering (EPS) assist may not be calibrated properly, which can cause the EPS system to enter a failsafe mode,…
    Steering · 17k vehicles
  • 24V-114 Feb 15, 2024
    Steering gear box assembly may not have been tightened properly, allowing water to enter the assembly and cause corrosion and binding gears
    Steering · 186 vehicles
  • 24V-064 Feb 1, 2024
    Front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended
    Airbags · 750k vehicles
  • 23V-858 Dec 18, 2023
    Fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 2.49M vehicles
  • 23V-430 Jun 15, 2023
    Ball valve in the vehicle stability assist (VSA) modulator may leak brake fluid, which can result in unintended vehicle movement when the brake…
    Brakes · 386 vehicles
  • 23V-158 Mar 9, 2023
    Manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle channel to interfere with the release button, preventing the seat…
    Seat belts · 449k vehicles
  • 21V-939 Dec 2, 2021
    Component in the right or left front driveshaft may have been improperly heat-treated, which could result in driveshaft failure
    Powertrain · 279 vehicles
  • 21V-215 Mar 25, 2021
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 625k vehicles
  • 20V-314 May 28, 2020
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 136k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.