2015 Acura RDX problems and complaints
Owners have filed 410 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Acura RDX. The most-reported areas: Exterior Lighting (338), Air Bags (33), Visibility/Wiper (20).
Key takeaways
- 410 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
- 7 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 4 reported injuries.
- Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | 338 | 82% |
| Air Bags | 33 | 8% |
| Visibility/Wiper | 20 | 5% |
| Structure | 10 | 2% |
| Electrical System | 8 | 2% |
| Unknown Or Other | 8 | 2% |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 6 | 1% |
| Power Train | 4 | 1% |
| Engine | 3 | 1% |
| Steering | 3 | 1% |
| Suspension | 3 | 1% |
| Visibility | 2 | 0% |
One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Acura RDX SUV AWD | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 2015 Acura RDX SUV FWD | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
Latest complaints, as filed
Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.
Exterior Lighting - filed 2026-09-14
The component that failed is the low-beam headlight system, specifically the internal projector lens housings of both the driver and passenger side headlight assemblies. The reflective chrome coating inside the projector bowls has degraded, delaminated, and burned away due to heat from halogen lightbulbs. This failure ...
Exterior Lighting,visibility/Wiper - filed 2026-08-06
Reflectors on low beam headlights have completely failed. Provides almost no illumination and is very dangerous to drive at night. Changing bulbs, cleaning outer lens makes no difference, the entire housing needs to be replaced.
Exterior Lighting - filed 2026-08-01
The HID low beam headlamps are not putting out enough light to drive the vehicle at night. This is dangerous, and I drive home from work at night. The inner low beam lens has degraded and become hazy. This would require the entire headlight housing to be replaced, which are very expensive - about $1,700. I believe thi...
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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.