Worst years for a Acura RDX
Owners have filed 2,655 complaints about the Acura RDX with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2026. More of them are about the lights than anything else.
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2020 Acura RDX433 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly other & unspecified.
Every Acura RDX year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2025 | B | 67 | 3 | 0 | 2,000 | Steering |
| 2024 | C | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2023 | A | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7,888 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | C | 42 | 8 | 0 | 16,500 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2021 | C | 161 | 8 | 0 | 22,500 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2020 | D | 433 | 10 | 3 | 5,040 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2019 | D | 568 | 4 | 0 | 10,059 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2018 | C | 105 | 8 | 0 | 6,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2017 | D | 108 | 9 | 2 | 13,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | C | 56 | 5 | 3 | 28,796 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | D | 441 | 9 | 0 | 55,000 | Lights |
| 2014 | D | 261 | 3 | 3 | 55,000 | Lights |
| 2013 | D | 180 | 6 | 6 | 33,250 | Lights |
| 2012 | A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 30,000 | Airbags |
| 2011 | B | 21 | 3 | 0 | 51,670 | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 26 | 1 | 4 | 67,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | B | 16 | 1 | 0 | 56,175 | Airbags |
| 2008 | A | 39 | 3 | 0 | 60,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 70 | 11 | 1 | 68,057 | Airbags |
What breaks on a Acura RDX
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Acura RDX
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Acura RDX, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Acura RDX problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Acura RDX
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.