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2003 Acura Rsx

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2003 Acura Rsx do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 20.5.

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25Owner 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
200524
2006
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
8Air Bags
7Engine And Engine Cooling
5Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3Vehicle Speed Control
3
All reported categories
Electrical System
1Equipment
1Steering
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 16 of 25 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Steering complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 17, 2004
Service Brakes, HydraulicSteering

BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE AND POWER STEERING FLUID GOES DOWN, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE FRONT, THE REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONE, WITHIN A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY ACURA RSX I BEGAN TO HEAR THE BRAKE NOISES, HAD THEM FIXED WITH ACURA, BUT THE NOISED CAME BACK SO I HAD THEM DONE WITH SEARS TWICE A…

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BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE AND POWER STEERING FLUID GOES DOWN, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE FRONT, THE REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONE, WITHIN A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY ACURA RSX I BEGAN TO HEAR THE BRAKE NOISES, HAD THEM FIXED WITH ACURA, BUT THE NOISED CAME BACK SO I HAD THEM DONE WITH SEARS TWICE AND ONCE AGAIN AT ACURA AND AS OF TODAY THEY ARE MAKING GRINDING NOISE, I THINK THE ROTORS NEED CHANGING. ALSO I HAVE ABOUT 31,000 MILES AND MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING WAY BELOW THE LOWER LEVEL AND THE POWER STEERING BEINGS TO MAKE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AS WELL, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO GET THE POWER STEERING CHECKED, AND THEY SAY ITS FINE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10091158

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.