2017 Acura RDX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2017 Acura RDX SUV FWD has an exceptional overall safety rating of 5, with top scores in front crash, side crash, and rollover categories. This vehicle is equipped with standard electronic stability control, and optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems, enhancing its safety features. In terms of complaints and recalls, there have been 47 complaints and 1 recall reported for this model. Overall, the Acura RDX demonstrates excellent safety performance and offers additional safety features to help drivers stay safe on the road.

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Complaint Count

47

Recall Count

1

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2017 Acura RDX SUV FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2017 Acura RDX SUV FWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2017 Acura RDX SUV FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2017 Acura RDX SUV FWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2007 Score 2017 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 5 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2007 Score 2017 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2007 Score 2017 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5

Complaints for the 2017 Acura RDX

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the brakes failed at 17,649 and all brakes needed to be replaced."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2024-09-09
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owned a 2017 acura rdx. the contact stated that while she was driving, the adaptive cruise control was set to 25 mph, when she depressed on the brake pedal at the stoplight, but the brakes failed to respond, which resulted in her vehicle rear-ending six other vehicles. the air bags deployed. medical attention was required as the contact and her husband were taken to the hospital for the injuries sustained. the contact believed one of the driver, was also taken to the hospital, but she was uncertain. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a towing lot and the contact deemed the vehicle totaled. the contact stated that after reviewing the vehicle's manual, she learned that the adaptive cruise control has limited braking capabilities and would automatically cancel if the speed drops below 22 mph. the dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 18,000. *dt"
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2022-04-04
Complaint:
"while driving with the lane departure system on and cruise control on, the vehicle would unexpectedly brake for no reason. this happened several times. with lane departure system on and cruise control off, the vehicle would occasionally give a "brake now" warning for no reason. dealer claims that the issue has been corrected but it is unknown if this is correct."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2019-01-02
Complaint:
"severe pulsation of braking system after only 6000 miles. dealer resurfaced warped rear rotors. at 10080 miles the same problem has come back and car is being repaired again."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2020-07-08
Complaint:
"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."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2018-01-05
Complaint:
"brakes locking car would not stop"
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2020-06-01
Complaint:
"brake noise: brakes make a loud thumping/knocking noise when i step off the brake to start crawling from a complete stop in 'drive' mode (i.e. at a red light or stop sign). here are videos which demonstrate this. this happens very frequently and is loud. and in rare occasions, the brakes make a squealing noise. overall, the brakes are working (e.g. i can use them to stop fine) but these issues are frequent enough that it's concerning, irritating and really, just completely embarrassing to drive with such a high-end brand. please see the videos below which highlight these noises. i noticed it also happens when i'm shifting around from park/reverse/drive when i'm the parking lot (sounds like the car is regurgitating). again, this is very concerning (i.e. is the brake going to give out some time without me knowing), annoying to hear/feel, and quite embarrassing as my passengers as well as folks outside my car can hear it. i feel it's unacceptable for such a new car. any suggestions​ on what i should do? has anything come back from service bulletins or the engineers in california? i noticed some tsb's related to the brakes. (1) brake noise - march 5th: https://goo.gl/photos/cm1q4bfybjnkbsxu9 (2) brake noise - march 6th: https://goo.gl/photos/cc5glrdq1vhbtwni7"
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2016-12-12
Complaint:
"vehicle shakes at high speed when the break is applied. cause by rotor warping. the deal had re-surface the rotor and replaced break pad one already. but it still does same thing."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2017-01-07

Recalls for the 2017 Acura RDX

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2017 cr-v and acura rdx vehicles. the certification labels on the affected vehicles were printed with ink that may be inadvertently wiped away with an alcohol solvent. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 cfr part 567, "certification.""
Consequence:
If the label information can be wiped away, the operator may not be able to refer to the information, possibly resulting in the vehicle being overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

Honda and Acura will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Certification Label, free of charge. The recall began June 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KF3 (CR-V)and KF4 (RDX).

Component(s) Involved: EQUIPMENT > OTHER > LABELS
Date of incident: 2017-04-18

ACURA Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

ACURA ranks 25 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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