NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Acura RSX Recalls
The 2005 Acura RSX has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Acura RSX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 32
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Acura RSX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2005 Acura RSX
2005 Acura RSX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 32 owner complaints about the 2005 Acura RSX, the newest on May 31, 2021. Of these, 3 describe a crash (9%).
In complaints about the 2005 Acura RSX, the component group named most often is the suspension (41%), followed by the air bags (13%) and the electrical system (9%).
None of the 2005 Acura RSX's 2 recalls concerns the suspension.
Where 2005 Acura RSX owners gave the mileage (23 complaints), the median was 1,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension13
- Air Bags4
- Electrical System3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Visibility3
- Power Train2
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Acura RSX peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 15. 63% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Acura RSX drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Acura RSX year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 5 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 32 complaints about the 2005 Acura RSX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RSX by model year
Other 2005 Acura models
Newest record on this page: May 31, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted