433 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Unknown Or Other · verdict AVOID 9/100
“Premature valve cover gasket oil leak and rear shock absorber oil leak at 43,818 miles At 43,818 miles on 04/25/2026, Acura dealer documented on RO XXX: "Valve cover gasket leaking - Recommend replacement $500+Tax" and "Rear Shock/Strut starting to leak oil residue $435.64". This is premature failure. Valve cover oil leak can cause engine fire hazard - oil leaking onto hot exhaust. Rear shock oil leak causes loss ”NHTSA complaint, 2019 Acura RDX owner
“Head Gasket failure. Design failure there are grooves holding coolant on the block making the coolant leak into cylinders heads”NHTSA complaint, 2019 Acura RDX owner
“There was head gasket failures around cylinders 2 and 3. This allows small amounts of coolant to leak into the engine, causing a distinct startup sputter or a choppy shudder as turbo boost climbs. This is a reoccurring issue with 2019 Acura RDX the vehicle ran hot while driving and was instructed to turn the vehicle off also the check engine light began to flash on and off.”NHTSA complaint, 2019 Acura RDX owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 28/05/2020 | Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump SAFETY | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles |
| 25/03/2021 | Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump SAFETY | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan |
| 09/03/2023 | Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly SAFETY | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belt |
| 18/12/2023 | Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump SAFETY | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 |
| 21/05/2026 | Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification:Front Passenger SAFETY | Honda (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, 201 |
On the federal record it scores 9/100: 433 owner complaints (61.86 per year on the road) and 5 recall campaigns, 5 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Unknown Or Other, with 139 of 429 categorised reports.
The 2019 Acura RDX scored 9/100 on the federal record.