Reliability & cost of ownership
Acura RDX Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Acura RDX? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Acura RDX problems by model year
47 recall entries across 19 model years and 2,182 owner complaints across 20 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining model year — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 RDX | Not confirmed | 1 | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2025 RDX | 1 | 30 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 RDX | 2 | 12 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 RDX | 2 | 24 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 RDX | 2 | 31 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 RDX | 3 | 118 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 RDX | 5 | 351 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 RDX | 5 | 440 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 RDX | 1 | 78 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 RDX | 1 | 80 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 RDX | 2 | 41 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 RDX | 3 | 416 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 RDX | 3 | 244 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 RDX | 3 | 162 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 RDX | 2 | 15 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 RDX | 2 | 16 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 RDX | 2 | 22 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 RDX | 2 | 15 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 RDX | 3 | 33 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 RDX | 3 | 53 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Acura RDX, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- exterior lighting613 complaints
- unknown or other349 complaints
- visibility/wiper250 complaints
- air bags233 complaints
- engine221 complaints
- electrical system163 complaints
- power train146 complaints
- service brakes108 complaints