Mazda CX-70 vs Acura RSX

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	Mazda CX-70	Acura RSX
Complaints on file	86	214
Model years covered	2025–2026	2001–2008
Worst model year	—	2002
Best model year	—	2003
Crashes reported	4	29
Fires reported	0	1
Injuries reported	4	15
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	9.3%	21%

Mazda CX-70 by year

83 3

25 26

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 39 45.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 8.1%

Engine & Cooling 5 5.8%

Other & Unspecified 5 5.8%

Electrical System 4 4.7%

Steering 4 4.7%

Brakes 4 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 4 4.7%

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%