Fuel Economy
23MPG
Gas & Hybrid options available
NHTSA Complaints
29
1 crash report • 0 reporting injuries
Safety Recalls
1
1 official NHTSA recall
NCAP Safety Rating
Not Rated / Pending

EPA Fuel Economy & Powertrain Specifications

Official EPA laboratory test ratings, electric driving range, and annual energy cost estimates by powertrain configuration

Powertrain Group Engine / Drivetrain City MPG Hwy MPG Combined MPG Est. Annual Fuel Cost
Standard 2L 4-Cyl Premium
Automatic (S10) • All-Wheel Drive
 21 26–27 23 MPG $3,300 / yr

NHTSA NCAP Crash Test & Safety Ratings

Official 5-Star Safety Ratings evaluated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NHTSA 5-Star NCAP laboratory crash evaluations are not currently on file for the 2025 Acura RDX.

Active Driver Assistance Systems (NHTSA Recorded): Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is documented as Not Specified and Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is documented as Not Specified in official NHTSA records for tested 2025 Acura RDX models.
View complete 2025 Acura RDX crash test & safety breakdown →

Reported Problems & Owner Complaints Summary (29)

Summary of 29 verified consumer defect submissions filed with the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Total Complaints
29
Crash Reports
1
Fire Reports
0
Complaints w/ Injury
0
Total Injuries
0

Top Reported Problem Categories

Ranked by total consumer complaint submissions recorded by NHTSA

STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,LANE DEPARTURE 7 complaints
Steering 4 complaints
STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE 4 complaints
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE 3 complaints (1 crash)
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 complaints

Data Attribution & Context: Complaints are self-reported by vehicle owners to NHTSA and represent unverified consumer submissions. Complaint volume does not equal a statistically controlled failure rate and is not adjusted for total vehicles sold or cumulative mileage driven.

View all 2025 Acura RDX problems & component breakdown (14 categories) →

Official Safety Recalls (1)

Manufacturer safety recall campaigns monitored and recorded by NHTSA

NHTSA Campaign #25V582000 Active Recall
Affected Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Defect Summary: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2025 Acura RDX vehicles. The software for the electric power steering (EPS) assist may not be calibrated properly, which can cause the EPS system to enter a failsafe mode, resulting in a loss of power steering assist.

Free Manufacturer Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the EPS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 20, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is GMS. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 11, 2025.
View all 2025 Acura RDX recalls & campaign history (1 campaigns) →
Official US Government Data Provenance

The specifications, safety ratings, defect reports, and recall campaigns published on this page are retrieved directly from official United States Government agency databases:

  • NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI): Consumer complaints and defect reports.
  • NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP): Frontal, side, and rollover 5-Star crash safety test ratings.
  • U.S. EPA / FuelEconomy.gov: Standardized multi-cycle dynamometer fuel economy, MPGe, and electric driving range ratings.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.