2024 Acura RDX problems and recalls

Owners have filed 12 complaints on the 2024 Acura RDX, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (4 complaints).

12
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
2
Injuries
77.6
Severity index

Severity index 77.6 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 77.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (33.3%)4 33%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (25.0%)3 25%HydraulicHydraulic: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Air BagsAir Bags: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER433.3%
SERVICE BRAKES325.0%
HYDRAULIC216.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER216.7%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING18.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL18.3%
AIR BAGS18.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE18.3%

Complaints filed per year

0252024: 52025: 52026: 2 (partial year)2452526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20245
20255
2026 (year to date)2

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V11400015/02/2024STEERINGHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Odyssey and 2024 Acura RDX vehicles. The steering gear box assembly may not have been tightened properly, allowing water to enter the assembly and cause corrosion and binding gears.
26V33200021/05/2026AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-

Other Acura RDX model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 14 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-10-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.