2025 Acura RDX problems and recalls

79% of owner complaints on the 2025 Acura RDX related to the Steering (23 of 29).

29
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
50.4
Severity index

Severity index 50.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 50.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 23 complaints (79.3%)23 79%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 15 complaints (51.7%)15 52%Service BrakesService Brakes: 14 complaints (48.3%)14 48%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (17.2%)5 17%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 3 complaints (10.3%)3 10%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 1 complaints (3.4%)1 3%WheelsWheels: 1 complaints (3.4%)1 3%TiresTires: 1 complaints (3.4%)1 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING2379.3%
LANE DEPARTURE1551.7%
SERVICE BRAKES1448.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM517.2%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE310.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER13.4%
WHEELS13.4%
TIRES13.4%

Complaints filed per year

012242025: 242026: 5 (partial year)252426
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
202524
2026 (year to date)5

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
25V58200005/09/2025STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2025 Acura RDX vehicles. The software for the electric power steering (EPS) assist may not be calibrated properly, which can cause the EPS system to enter a failsafe mode, resulting in a loss of power steering assist.

Other Acura RDX model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 13 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.