Acura RSX Reliability Problems

RSX owners have made 20 complaints over 5 model years. Using our PainRank™ system we've ranked it 12th in overall reliability out of 17 Acura models, with real interior and engine concerns.

The Most Common RSX Problem

A list of some of the most common issues RSX owners have to deal with.

  1. TRW Crash Sensor Defect

    There's growing concern that some sort of electrical overstress is messing with airbag control units (ACU) in certain Acura vehicles. And that's a problem since it's the sensor that senses when a crash occurs and tells the airbags to deploy…

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  2. What Are We Missing?

    We know there's more problems than this. Let us know which one you'd like to see us cover next.

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What RSX Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

What Breaks the Most

Years to Avoid

Full Lists on CarComplaints.com

RSX Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The RSX has 1 generation available in North American markets.

RSX Key Numbers

  1. 20 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 128 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 6 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

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