Acura RDX vs Jeep Compass

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Acura RDX	Jeep Compass
Complaints on file	2,655	6,123
Model years covered	2007–2026	2007–2026
Worst model year	2020	2018
Best model year	2012	2008
Crashes reported	94	248
Fires reported	23	76
Injuries reported	46	138
Deaths reported	2	2
Most complained-about part	Lights	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	6.2%	7.6%

Acura RDX by year

70 39 16 26 21 19 180 261 441 56 108 105 568 433 161 42 26 15 67 1

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Lights 602 22.7%

Other & Unspecified 341 12.8%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 299 11.3%

Airbags 232 8.7%

Engine & Cooling 222 8.4%

Electrical System 156 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 141 5.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 137 5.2%

Jeep Compass by year

396 135 60 108 283 263 121 518 173 461 385 1,629 579 254 131 390 76 113 44 4

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,307 21.3%

Electrical System 1,060 17.3%

Other & Unspecified 663 10.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 527 8.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 294 4.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 280 4.6%

Airbags 273 4.5%

Brakes 245 4.0%