Fiat 500 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	Fiat 500	Acura RDX
Complaints on file	1,118	2,655
Model years covered	2011–2018	2007–2026
Worst model year	2012	2020
Best model year	2017	2012
Crashes reported	78	94
Fires reported	20	23
Injuries reported	50	46
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Lights
Share of complaints involving harm	13.2%	6.2%

Fiat 500 by year

2 537 215 172 141 27 19 5

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 393 35.2%

Electrical System 137 12.3%

Engine & Cooling 111 9.9%

Other & Unspecified 89 8.0%

Airbags 52 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 44 3.9%

Steering 38 3.4%

Brakes 35 3.1%

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%