I noticed that the paint near the rear spoiler is chipped/worn away. This is on the body, not any part of the rear hatch that moves, and is in the recess where the hatch comes into. I watched it open and close and the moving parts never get closer than a quarter of an inch, so it's not rubbing. It may be flexing in that area. The metal showing through is not rusting--so far--it just looks like it's galvanized. I suspect that it wouldn't be under warranty since they would call it a paint issue, but I wonder how widespread this is--if it is indeed due to the design. FYI, it's a 2013 in white that I bought new.
Thanks,
Mike Todd

 

Why wouldn't it be under warranty?

 

I can't say for sure. I sold cars at a Honda dealer in the summer of 1996. There was a corrosion warranty of something like 10 years/100,000 miles, but I was also trained that if someone asked about a warranty on the paint, we were supposed to--as bluntly as we wanted--say we warranty the paint until they drive if off the lot. The danger was someone coming in with a door ding asking us to fix it. Now, my issue might suggest a design issue or defect in workmanship, but it's not corrosion as near as I can tell
Mike Todd

 

 

When I was looking at used RDXs back in Jan/Feb of this year...without exception, every single one of the half-dozen to ten RDXs I looked at had the paint chipped / peeled in this area. Some were much worse than others. The 13 RDX I wound up buying has the issue...just not as bad as some of the others I looked at.

 

 

How about showing Us the picture.I see no paint issue near the spoiler or hatch of My 2013.