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2002 Acura Rsx

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2002 Acura Rsx do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 20.5.

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76Owner complaints

Model-year median: 20.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
2
200176
200225
200317
200432
2005
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
20Engine And Engine Cooling
16Air Bags
14Structure
5Electrical System
4
All reported categories
Exterior Lighting
4Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Fuel/propulsion System
3Seat Belts
3Steering
3Seats
2Suspension
2Unknown Or Other
2Visibility
2Engine
1Forward Collision Avoidance
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Fuel System, Other
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Parking Brake
1Service Brakes, Air
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

44 reports with mileage · 32 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports1 fire reports7 injury reports

Latches/locks/linkages complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jun 17, 2005
Latches/locks/linkages

DT: PROBLEM WAS NOTICED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. THE HOOD LATCH IS BOLTED TO A PIECE OF METAL, AND THERE IS A BROKEN PLACE IN THE METAL. THE METAL PIECE BROKE AWAY FROM THE BODY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND THEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD, THE METAL SHOWS FATIGUE, AND IS ALMOST BROKEN, AND IS READY TO BREAK AWAY SOON. METAL FATIGUE IS EVID…

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DT: PROBLEM WAS NOTICED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. THE HOOD LATCH IS BOLTED TO A PIECE OF METAL, AND THERE IS A BROKEN PLACE IN THE METAL. THE METAL PIECE BROKE AWAY FROM THE BODY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND THEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD, THE METAL SHOWS FATIGUE, AND IS ALMOST BROKEN, AND IS READY TO BREAK AWAY SOON. METAL FATIGUE IS EVIDENT ON BOTH SIDES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THE CAR WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER TODAY. THE CASE NUMBER WITH ACURA IS 120050617300086. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10125605

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.