IllustrationCONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 100 MPH REAR ENDED CONSUMER AND BROKE AXLE. VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPEND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
150–25K
825–50K
550–75K
675–100K
6100–150K
4150K+
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
Suspension complaints
2 reportsDEALER SAID THAT RIGHT REAR STRUT WAS SHOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SIGNIFICANT RATTLE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ONLY HAD LESS THAN 200 MILES WHEN FAILURE OCCURED. THEY ARE ORDERING NEW PART AND WILL INSTALL UNDER WARRANTY. WAS TOLD THEY HAVE SEEN A COUPLE OF OTHER NEW VEHICLES WHERE TH…
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DEALER SAID THAT RIGHT REAR STRUT WAS SHOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SIGNIFICANT RATTLE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ONLY HAD LESS THAN 200 MILES WHEN FAILURE OCCURED. THEY ARE ORDERING NEW PART AND WILL INSTALL UNDER WARRANTY. WAS TOLD THEY HAVE SEEN A COUPLE OF OTHER NEW VEHICLES WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.