2002 Acura RSX

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2002 Acura RSX, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Power train20
• Engine and engine cooling16
• Air bags14
• Structure5
• Electrical system4
• Exterior lighting4
• Service brakes, hydraulic4
• Fuel/propulsion system3
• Seat belts3
• Steering3

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 11 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 36 2002 RSX vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 23 people died inside them, and 9 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2002 Acura RSX failed the safety check 2.07% of the time — 3% more often than the average 2002 passenger car (2.00%). Median odometer at inspection: 162,645 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 3 variants: combined 9.1–9.8 L/100 km (about 24–26 mpg US), CO₂ 209–225 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2002 Acura RSX.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Acura told its dealers about the 2002 Acura RSX: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)