Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-18 | 17V256000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 1,425 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpecte… |
| 2026-03-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I was at a stop light, car was stopped, the electronics on the vehicle looked like it went through a reboot, a/c blower… |
| 2026-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINEN BRAKE DON |
| 2025-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Acura RDX alarm keeps going off; smart power control unit (keyless access/tpms) is faulty. |
| 2025-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine upper magnesium intake manifold is spider cracked around several mating half bolts causing an engine emissio… |
| 2025-08-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Locked Acura RDX alarm goes off randomly for no reason. When the alarm is turned off all the lights on the dash are fl… |
| 2025-07-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Pearl white paint peeling on trunk of car, same issue as with MDX models. |
| 2025-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car alarm starting going off at random throughout the night, last night and day today. The car also started flickeri… |
| 2025-06-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The RDX has been experiencing stalls when trying to accelerate, shaking/vibrations when accelerating uphill or around c… |
| 2025-06-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Drive Train labor rear driver cv halfshaft axle could not locate axle part anywhere for repair, sold out and on back o… |
| 2025-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was at a stop light, car was stopped, the electronics on the vehicle looked like it went through a reboot, A/C blower… |
| 2025-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | If the vehicle goes over 65 mph the transmission light starts blinking on the dashboard. |
| 2025-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Keyless access unit and security system. Random ignition flickering and alarm going on and off numerous times with or w… |
| 2024-12-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Vehicle has ONLY around 83,000 miles on it and needed a whole new torque converter. The vehicle was displaying problems… |
| 2024-11-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Premature defective hydraulic timing belt tensioner similarly to the 2018 and 2019 RDX under recall. The seal in the t… |
| 2024-10-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Dashboard warning lights all light up at once. Flickering on and off. Lights turn on and off inside car, it unlocks and… |
| 2024-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The alarm and lights keep going off for No reason. The doors can be locked and Armed. Goes off even when not locked. |
| 2024-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have a 2017 Acura rdx all wash lights on ( Check emissions, abs, brake, brake system, power steering, tpms, and hill … |
| 2024-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER | No | 0 | Keyless Access Control Unit (a.k.a. Smart Power Control Unit) is defective. This is an electronic part and should not h… |
| 2024-05-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2017 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH and attempting to avoid a… |
| 2024-05-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Rear ended other vehicle going about 40 plus miles per hour, then another vehicle rear ended me. Upon impact ( which I … |
| 2024-04-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle began jerking while in motion, and all error messages the vehicle has ability to display rotated across the scr… |
| 2024-03-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am writing to report a concerning issue with my Acura RDX 2017, which I believe poses a significant safety risk and r… |
| 2024-03-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The rear brakes squeal as though they are constantly on, brake pads (rear) have not gone down from 4-5 mm in over 10 mo… |
| 2023-10-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I own a 2017 Acura RDX that I purchased new in 2017. My vehicle only has 45587 miles on it. I've noticed in this last y… |
| 2023-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The brakes failed at 17,649 and all brakes needed to be replaced. |
| 2023-02-24 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | While driving, all ADAS and Emmision System malfunctioned AND went offline (errors appear on main control panel and the… |
| 2023-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Part - Control Unit, Smart Power - Acura 38320-TX4-A31 has been diagnosed as defective causing major electrical issues.… |
| 2022-12-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Since we have had the car we have had multiple issues with the car jerking and shifting hard after driving in S mode th… |
| 2022-10-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Keyless entry system failed at under 50k miles. When this Keyless Access Unit fails, you cannot start the car and the… |
| 2022-10-05 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | The car accelerated rapidly when I came to a stop. When I brought it to, the dealership they found 3 problems with the … |
| 2022-09-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | While driving, the car slips into manual gear shift and is slow to accelerate and it will have a hard shift of gears fr… |
| 2022-08-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission slips and shifts hard causing the car to lurch foreward. It also loses power when accelerating. |
| 2022-06-24 | FIRERELATED | Yes | 0 | The contact called on behalf of her mother who was the owner of a 2017 Acura RDX. The contact was reporting the complai… |
| 2022-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On Friday May 10, 2022, as I was merging from a local road to the highway, I tried to accelerate to complete a safe mer… |
| 2021-12-06 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | No | 0 | While driving on the freeway we experienced 2 conditions 1 The steering wheel jerks back and forth by about an inch in … |
| 2021-09-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The sunroof exploded with no outside impact. I drive to the office in the morning and as soon as I put the car in park … |
| 2021-04-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WAS … |
| 2021-04-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MIDDLE SEATBELT WON'T LATCH. |
| 2021-03-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TOOK OFF FROM STOP VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD THUD AND DOESN'T SHIFT INTO A GEAR. REVS UP BUT WON'T SHIFT. TOOK IT TO PRIME A… |
| 2021-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SLAM ON THE BRAKES WITHOUT REASON. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS ON… |
| 2021-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FAILURE OF FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES. |
| 2021-01-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CURRENT PAINT: WHITE DIAMOND PEARL. REAR OF VEHICLE, BELOW THE REAR WINDOW GLASS, THE PAINT IS CHIPPING. CHIPPING SIZE … |
| 2020-12-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS JUST 10,000 MILES. WHEN THE CAR STARTED IT SUDDENLY OVER ACCELERATED OVER 5800 RPM AND THE ENGINE HAD TO B… |
| 2020-12-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TURNING IN A FIELD CHAMIN THE ROADS MY AUTO SLIDED. LATER APPAREAD THE "AWD" NOTE.WHAT DOSE IT MEAN? |
| 2020-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND LO… |
| 2020-03-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON THE DAY 10/27/2016 I PURCHASED A ZERO MILE ACURA RDX 2017 VEHICLE FROM BELLA GROUP AT KENNEDY SAN JUAN WITH TRANSMIS… |
| 2019-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESI… |
| 2019-09-24 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DURING MORNING COMMUTE ON HIGHWAY MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EMISSIONS, L… |
| 2019-09-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE AFTER JUST 2 YEARS OF SERVICE |