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What 16 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Acura RDX

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (16)Crash / fire / injury (1)Airbags (10)Electrical system (3)Lights (3)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Brakes (1)Engine & cooling (1)Speed control (1)

3 of 16 complaints match · Lights · clear filters

Sep 26, 2020Electrical systemLights

CONDENSATION FORMS INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS CAUSING THE LIGHTS NOT TO WORK.

NHTSA ODI 11361238

Jun 2, 2017Lights

4141

NHTSA ODI 10992821

Nov 1, 2015Electrical systemLights

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS GOES ON FOR SOME TIME, THEN TURNS OFF BY ITSELF AFTER TURN LIGHT BACK OFF AND TURNING BACK ON THEY DO THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT STATIONARY AND IN MOTION

NHTSA ODI 10787544

Working with the data? Download all 16 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Acura RDX verdict →