Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. Highlighted: 2002. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2003.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 RSX | 24 | 2 |
| 2005 RSX | 32 | 0 |
| 2004 RSX | 17 | 0 |
| 2003 RSX | 25 | 0 |
| 2002 RSXMost complaints | 76 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Power train42
- Air bags32
- Engine and engine cooling23
- Suspension21
- Exterior lighting11
- Structure10
- Service brakes, hydraulic9
- Electrical system9
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 92 RSX vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 71 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15 | 13 |
| 2005 | 18 | 17 |
| 2004 | 11 | 8 |
| 2003 | 12 | 10 |
| 2002 | 36 | 23 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 5 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 8.9–9.1 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | RSX · Subcompact · Regular gasoline | 9.9 | 7.6 | 8.9 |
| 2005 | RSX · Subcompact · Regular gasoline | 9.9 | 7.6 | 8.9 |
| 2004 | RSX · Subcompact · Regular gasoline | 10.0 | 7.8 | 9.0 |
| 2003 | RSX · Subcompact · Regular gasoline | 10.0 | 7.8 | 9.0 |
| 2002 | RSX · Subcompact · Regular gasoline | 10.1 | 7.9 | 9.1 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
2 campaigns cover the RSX.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2006 Acura RSX vehicles manufactured January 18, 2006, through August 12, 2006; and model year 2006-2007 Honda S2000 vehicles manufactured January 19, 2006, through November 13, 2006. The brake booster may be unable to maintain a vacuum when the brake pedal is depressed, decreasing brake assist.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES, THE OWNER'S MANUALS CONTAIN INCORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S (NHTSA) VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE.
NHTSA recalls