Avoid: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2015, 2014, 2013 (lowest Year Scores on complaints per year on the road, crash reports and recalls)
Best: 2012 · Best recent: 2023
17 model years of NHTSA owner complaints and recalls · How we grade
Across 19 model years, the Acura RDX has 2,150 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 47 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are exterior lighting and visibility/wiper. 2019 drew the most complaints (437), 2012 the fewest of the years on the road 3+ years (15).
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for Acura RDX vehicles (US, public record).
Complaint volume by model year. Raw NHTSA totals, not adjusted for sales volume or time on the road, so older and higher-selling years accumulate more. Every year links to its full breakdown.
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2022 | 31 |
| 2021 | 112 |
| 2020 | 345 |
| 2019 | 437 |
| 2018 | 77 |
| 2017 | 76 |
| 2016 | 40 |
| 2015 | 411 |
| 2014 | 242 |
| 2013 | 162 |
| 2012 | 15 |
| 2011 | 16 |
| 2010 | 22 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2008 | 33 |
| 2007 | 53 |
Highest: 2019 (437 complaints). Lowest: 2012 (15).
Owners of the second-generation RDX (roughly 2013-2018) are overwhelmingly positive, repeatedly describing the V6 as smooth, potent, and long-lived, with many reporting 150,000 to nearly 300,000 miles on basic maintenance.
Owner insights cover all generations of the RDX. Individual model years are broken down above.
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