2025 Acura RDX steering problems

The 2025 Acura RDX has 23 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 34% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Steering complaints

34%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

RDX steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

25V582000SteeringSeptember 5, 2025 · 17,330 units

Defect

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2025 Acura RDX vehicles. The software for the electric power steering (EPS) assist may not be calibrated properly, which can cause the EPS system to enter a failsafe mode, resulting in a loss of power steering assist.

Consequence

A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy

Dealers will reprogram the EPS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 20, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is GMS. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 11, 2025.

What owners report

“I was going around a curve at 20mph and all of a sudden my steering wheel locked up and so did my brakes and I ended up in a ditch. I took a picture of all the alerts that came up on the vehicle.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · April 18, 2025 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2025 Acura RDX have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 2025 Acura RDX steering — 34% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2025 Acura RDX steering?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the steering: 25V582000.

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

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.