Hummer H3 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	Hummer H3	Acura RDX
Complaints on file	1,064	2,655
Model years covered	2003–2010	2007–2026
Worst model year	2006	2020
Best model year	2008	2012
Crashes reported	38	94
Fires reported	73	23
Injuries reported	34	46
Deaths reported	1	2
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Lights
Share of complaints involving harm	13.7%	6.2%

Hummer H3 by year

4 471 332 154 95 8

03 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Electrical System 247 23.2%

Engine & Cooling 177 16.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 147 13.8%

Body & Structure 77 7.2%

Other & Unspecified 68 6.4%

Airbags 64 6.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 43 4.0%

Suspension 42 3.9%

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%