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2018 Acura RDX fuel system problems

The 2018 Acura RDX has 33 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 33% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

33

Fuel System complaints

33%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

RDX fuel system complaints by model year43 complaints2007: 1 complaints2010: 2 complaints2014: 1 complaints2015: 6 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 3 complaints2018: 33 complaints2019: 43 complaints2020: 37 complaints2021: 3 complaints2023: 1 complaints
RDX fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

23V858000Fuel SystemDecember 18, 2023 · 2,490,460 units

Defect

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

What owners report

The car hesitates to start and while driving jerks at around 20mph. This happened a few times in the last year. When taken to dealer, because they could not reproduce incident, said it can’t be diagnosed. I told them it jerks when accelerating at around 20mph and keeps doing it every time I have…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · September 12, 2024

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2018 Acura RDX have?

NHTSA has 33 complaints about the 2018 Acura RDX fuel system — 33% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2018 Acura RDX fuel system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the fuel system: 23V858000.

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.