NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Acura RDX Recalls
The 2016 Acura RDX has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 6, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Acura RDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 41
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Acura RDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2016 Acura RDX
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V182000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2015 RDX, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V061000
- Reported
- February 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,232,187
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2015 RDX, 10 other models
2016 Acura RDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 41 owner complaints about the 2016 Acura RDX, the newest on September 26, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Acura RDX, the component group named most often is the power train (22%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the engine (17%).
None of the 2016 Acura RDX's 2 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Acura RDX owners gave the mileage (26 complaints), the median was 24,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train9
- Electrical System8
- Engine7
- Service Brakes6
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Steering4
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2016 Acura RDX peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 7. 54% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Acura RDX drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Acura RDX year in the same window: 9th highest of the 11 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the three best-measured Acura RDX years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 41 complaints about the 2016 Acura RDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RDX by model year
Other 2016 Acura models
Newest record on this page: September 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted