Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT vs Acura RDX

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	Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT	Acura RDX
Complaints on file	1,070	2,655
Model years covered	2002–2006	2007–2026
Worst model year	2003	2020
Best model year	2002	2012
Crashes reported	23	94
Fires reported	20	23
Injuries reported	21	46
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Lights
Share of complaints involving harm	6%	6.2%

Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT by year

120 406 306 238

02 03 04 06

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 297 27.8%

Electrical System 281 26.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 97 9.1%

Lights 60 5.6%

Engine & Cooling 59 5.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 56 5.2%

Body & Structure 47 4.4%

Doors, Latches & Locks 24 2.2%

Acura RDX by year

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

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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%