2010 Acura RDX Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 9%of 22 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 50,888miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the fuel system of the 2010 Acura RDX, 9% of the 22 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,888 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“2007 Acura RDX caught fire under the hood and totally destroyed the vehicle. Neither the driver, the fire department or the insurance company was able to identify the cause of the fine.”
NHTSA complaint #10360491, filed 2010-10, 50,888 miles“We purchases a 2010 Acura RDX. My wife noted the fuel indicator stated she had 20 miles left before empty. Before she could exit for gas (within 5 miles the vehicle ran out of gas). She was on a freeway in a very dangerous area at rush hour. The police brought in back up and set flares, then ordered the car to be towed due to the danger to my wife and the officers responding. We alerted our salesman at Acura. He stated this was the 4th complaint he personally received about running out of gas due to a faulty calibration on the fuel indicator. …”
NHTSA complaint #10305376, filed 2010-02Related service bulletins
- 10048879Jan 8, 2014Acura: on certain vehicles, fuel tank unit may have flapper valve rubbing fuel filter and this may cause lean fuel condition due to low fuel levels, and result in damage to warm…
Fuel system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 4% |
| 2021 | 5 | 4% |
| 2020 | 37 | 11% |
| 2019 | 44 | 10% |
| 2018 | 34 | 44% |
| 2017 | 3 | 4% |
| 2016 | 4 | 10% |
| 2015 | 6 | 1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 1% |
| 2010 | 2 | 9% |
| 2007 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2010 Acura RDX
13 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Acura RDX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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