2017 Acura RDX problems
The 2017 Acura RDX has 114 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are electrical system (16%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 114 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 14,000 miles 41 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 | 24 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 14,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Acura RDX with enough data (63 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
The contact called on behalf of her mother who was the owner of a 2017 Acura RDX. The contact was reporting the complaint based on verbal information she received from a police officer. The contact stated her mother was driving out of her driveway when she drove into an embankment and the vehicle was stuck. The contact stated the police officers informed her, that the cause of the fire was due to the driver attempting to drive out of the embankment and reverse out of the embankment several times.
I was driving on a highway and I wanted to slow my car down because I was approaching a construction area. When I applied the brakes the break pedal went right down to the floor. This total break failure did not allow me to stop my car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 acura rdx. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle experienced a loss of power and the collision avoidance warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.
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