2018 Acura RDX problems
The 2018 Acura RDX has 105 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (32%) concerns fuel system. Next are drivetrain & axles (11%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 105 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 7,000 miles 29 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 | 22 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 6,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Acura RDX with enough data (53 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.
My vehicle was parked, running and unoccupied on the street. My wife entered from the passenger side reaching in to retrieve something from the center console. She pressed the start/stop engine button to shut off the vehicle. The car started rolling backwards down a hill, knocking my wife to the ground causing injury. Car continued to roll until it struck a tree.
1. I suffered a seatback failure in my 2018 Acura RDX when I was rear-ended at a high speed. The car is currently with my insurance company but I'm sure it's available for inspection. 2. The seatback failure made a big enough gap between my seat and seatbelt for me to slip completely under my seatbelt. I landed on the backseat floor after I smacked my head on the side rear airbag.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 acura rdx. While the vehicle was idling and parked on an incline, the contact exited the vehicle, opened the tailgate, and the alarm sounded. The contact walked over to the driver's side door, which was ajar, but the vehicle began to roll and knocked the contact over. The vehicle stopped when it was on level ground. The contact sustained injuries to the ribs and a fractured pelvis, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.
A westbound distracted driver swerved into my lane at a high rate of speed and my automatic braking system slowed me to the point that I could not get out of the way of the oncoming vehicle causing my vehicle to roll over following impact (see attached hsmv crash report number 87263383).
While cornering the car stalls/hesitates with no power. Occurs at low speed.has occurred numerous times on city street since purchase oct.5,2017. Dealership could not simulate but failed to do any testing ?