2023 Acura RDX problems, recalls & reliability
Based on 21 NHTSA owner complaints, 2 recall campaigns and government crash-test data for 2023 Acura RDX vehicles.
Vehanta risk score out of 100, calculated only from the counted evidence below — not a guess, and not an opinion.
- Owner complaints — 21 NHTSA complaints on file-1
- Recalls — 2 recall campaigns for this model year-6
- NCAP safety rating — 5-star overall government crash rating+10
Most-reported problem areas
What owners of similar 2023 Acura RDX vehicles reported to NHTSA, by component.
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 reports
- ENGINE2 reports
- VISIBILITY/WIPER2 reports
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2 reports
- POWER TRAIN2 reports
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER2 reports
- VISIBILITY1 reports
- SERVICE BRAKES1 reports
- STRUCTURE1 reports
- STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER1 reports
Recalls (2)
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC23V430000
Honda (America Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023 Civic, Acura RDX, Acura Integra, and 2022 Honda Accord vehicles. A ball valve in the vehicle stability assist (VSA) modulator may leak brake fluid, which can result in unintended vehicle movement when the brake hold feature is engaged or an unexpected increase in brake pedal travel.
- AIR BAGS26V332000
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, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
Crash-test ratings
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