2010 Acura RDX problems
The 2010 Acura RDX has 26 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (50%) concerns air bags. Next are drivetrain & axles (8%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 50% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 67,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Acura RDX with enough data (6 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Was sitting at a top light and car hit me from behind. My seat belt didn't stop me and hit my head and arm on the steering wheel. It did stop the passenger. Filed a complaint with acura and they said the seat belt worked as designed. I am 5'10 so I do not sit close to the steering wheel. If the seat belt would have stopped me, I would have not slammed my head on the steering wheel and gotten a head injury.
2007 acura rdx caught fire under the hood and totally destroyed the vehicle. Neither the driver, the fire department or the insurance company was able to identify the cause of the fine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 acura rdx. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle began to lose power and emitted a loud grinding/humming noise from underneath the passenger side of the hood. The contact pulled the vehicle over and placed the vehicle into park in order to restart the vehicle. The contact noticed smoke underneath the hood. The contact exited the vehicle as it caught fire. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire.