Acura RSX vs Buick Rainier

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 RSX	Buick Rainier
Complaints on file	214	525
Model years covered	2001–2008	2003–2007
Worst model year	2002	2004
Best model year	2003	2007
Crashes reported	29	33
Fires reported	1	24
Injuries reported	15	14
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	21%	13.5%

Acura RSX by year

3 94 30 19 38 28 1 1

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 44 20.6%

Airbags 33 15.4%

Engine & Cooling 26 12.1%

Suspension 21 9.8%

Brakes 13 6.1%

Lights 11 5.1%

Body & Structure 10 4.7%

Electrical System 9 4.2%

Buick Rainier by year

1 205 158 117 44

03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Electrical System 147 28.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 93 17.7%

Lights 57 10.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 28 5.3%

Suspension 25 4.8%

Engine & Cooling 22 4.2%

Airbags 22 4.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 22 4.2%