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2014 Acura RDX lighting problems

The 2014 Acura RDX has 159 lighting complaints filed with NHTSA — 62% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

159

Lighting complaints

62%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Lighting complaints by year

RDX lighting complaints by model year333 complaints2011: 3 complaints2012: 1 complaints2013: 89 complaints2014: 159 complaints2015: 333 complaints2017: 1 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 3 complaints2020: 2 complaints2021: 2 complaints2023: 1 complaints
RDX lighting complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

See attached letter for details. Incident date below reflects the VIN I currently own, when testing identified the safety-related defect. Accident details from previous same model. The same headlamps were the subject of the July 14, 2014 NHTSA Acura ILX Electrical & Lights Recall: 14V323000 on the…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Lighting · December 21, 2021 · crash

Common questions

How many lighting complaints does the 2014 Acura RDX have?

NHTSA has 159 complaints about the 2014 Acura RDX lighting — 62% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.