Toyota Yaris 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	Toyota Yaris	Acura RDX
Complaints on file	1,096	2,669
Model years covered	2006–2020	2007–2026
Worst model year	2008	2020
Best model year	2020	2012
Crashes reported	243	94
Fires reported	23	23
Injuries reported	177	46
Deaths reported	5	2
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Lights
Share of complaints involving harm	40.9%	6.2%

Toyota Yaris by year

9 331 289 134 123 31 47 11 4 22 8 21 7 43 16

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Airbags 375 34.2%

Brakes 109 9.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 73 6.7%

Electrical System 71 6.5%

Engine & Cooling 53 4.8%

Body & Structure 53 4.8%

Suspension 52 4.7%

Steering 39 3.6%

Acura RDX by year

70 39 16 26 21 19 180 262 442 56 109 105 573 438 161 42 26 15 68 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 605 22.7%

Other & Unspecified 344 12.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 299 11.2%

Airbags 232 8.7%

Engine & Cooling 222 8.3%

Electrical System 159 6.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 143 5.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 137 5.1%