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Acura Rdx Problems by Year

Owners have filed 2,174 complaints with NHTSA about the Acura Rdx since the 2000 model year. The years with the most are 2019, 2015, 2020. The most common problem overall: lights.

01002003004005002007: 53 complaints'072008: 33 complaints2009: 15 complaints'092010: 22 complaints2011: 16 complaints'112012: 15 complaints2013: 162 complaints'132014: 244 complaints2015: 415 complaints'152016: 41 complaints2017: 79 complaints'172018: 77 complaints2019: 440 complaints'194402020: 348 complaints2021: 116 complaints'212022: 31 complaints2023: 24 complaints'232024: 12 complaints2025: 30 complaints'252026: 1 complaints
Acura Rdx owner complaints to NHTSA by model year. Faded bars: fewer than 25 complaints, no separate page.

Counts are not adjusted for sales: popular years collect more complaints, and recent years have had less time to.

Acura Rdx problems by model year

YearComplaintsTop problemRecallsCrashes
2025 Rdx30Steering11
2022 Rdx31Visibility and wipers24
2021 Rdx116Other or unspecified33
2020 Rdx348Other or unspecified54
2019 Rdx440Other or unspecified53
2018 Rdx77Fuel system15
2017 Rdx79Transmission17
2016 Rdx41Transmission23
2015 Rdx415Lights37
2014 Rdx244Lights32
2013 Rdx162Lights36
2008 Rdx33Air bags31
2007 Rdx53Air bags27

34 recalls in total across these years. Years with fewer than 25 complaints have no separate page.

Questions about the Acura Rdx

What years of the Acura Rdx have the most problems?
By owner complaints to NHTSA: 2019 (440), 2015 (415), 2020 (348).
What is the most common problem with the Acura Rdx?
Across all model years, owners complain most about the lights (595), other or unspecified (334), visibility and wipers (290).
Which Acura Rdx years have the fewest complaints?
Among model years at least four years old: 2009 (15), 2012 (15), 2011 (16). Fewer complaints can also mean fewer cars sold, so compare with sales before you decide.

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