Are Acuras reliable?

Newer Acuras (ILX, Integra, MDX, NSX, RDX, RLX, TL, TLX, TSX, and ZDX) do not share one complaint pattern. 4 of the 5 models average fewer owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. RDX averages more owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. Integra, NSX, TL, TSX, and ZDX do not cover enough model years for that comparison.

Models

10

Model years

2012–2026

Data as of 2026-10-16.

Record by model

2016 Acura NSX
NSX 2016–2022
Total recalls 4
Total complaints 7
Fewest complaints 2021, 0 per year · 2017, 1 per year
Most complaints 2017, 1 per year
Photo: Latvian98, CC BY-SA 4.0
2014 Acura RLX
RLX 2014–2020
Total recalls 7
Total complaints 112
Fewest complaints 2020, 0 per year · 2018, 0 per year · 2015, 0 per year
Most complaints 2014, 5 per year
Photo: Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Acura TSX
TSX 2012–2014
Total recalls 6
Total complaints 173
Fewest complaints 2014, 0 per year · 2013, 1 per year · 2012, 2 per year
Most complaints 2012, 2 per year
Photo: IFCAR, Public domain
2013 Acura ILX
ILX 2013–2022
Total recalls 11
Total complaints 269
Fewest complaints 2022, 1 per year · 2020, 1 per year · 2019, 1 per year
Most complaints 2016, 7 per year
Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0
2012 Acura TL
TL 2012–2014
Total recalls 3
Total complaints 209
Fewest complaints 2013, 1 per year · 2014, 4 per year · 2012, 8 per year
Most complaints 2012, 8 per year
Photo: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Public domain
2015 Acura TLX
TLX 2015–2025
Total recalls 13
Total complaints 885
Fewest complaints 2024, 2 per year · 2023, 3 per year · 2022, 3 per year
Most complaints 2015, 45 per year
Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0
2012 Acura ZDX
ZDX 2012–2026
Total recalls 13
Total complaints 57
Fewest complaints 2012, 0 per year · 2024, 19 per year
Most complaints 2024, 19 per year
Photo: qJake, CC BY-SA 2.0
2012 Acura MDX
MDX 2012–2026
Total recalls 22
Total complaints 1,884
Fewest complaints 2013, 3 per year · 2012, 3 per year · 2020, 7 per year
Most complaints 2014, 28 per year
Photo: Navigator84, CC BY-SA 3.0
2012 Acura RDX
RDX 2012–2026
Total recalls 15
Total complaints 2,011
Fewest complaints 2012, 1 per year · 2024, 4 per year · 2023, 5 per year
Most complaints 2019, 48 per year
Photo: IFCAR, Public domain
2023 Acura Integra
Integra 2023–2026
Total recalls 4
Total complaints 280
Fewest complaints 2024, 21 per year · 2023, 67 per year
Most complaints 2023, 67 per year
Photo: Aos.1905, CC BY-SA 4.0

The table gives each model up to three years with the fewest complaints per year, and the year with the most, each counted from complaints filed in that year’s first 3 years on the road. A model year younger than 3 years is too early to compare, so it is left off that list. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market cars on this page. A model with more cars on the road produces more filings. How we count.

Complaints per year

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Each bar is the median of the models with complaints on file for that year, not weighted by how many of those cars were sold. A year with no complaint file is left blank.

Recalls by model year

20'1222'1328'1424'1518'1619'1723'1830'1922'207'217'229'2313'246'251'26

A campaign that covers more than one model is counted on each.

What owners file about

Exterior lighting
613
Engine
484
Powertrain
483
Unknown or other
476
Steering
471
Air bags
315
Visibility and wipers
214
Electrical system
202

Frequently asked questions

Are Acuras reliable?

Newer Acuras (ILX, Integra, MDX, NSX, RDX, RLX, TL, TLX, TSX, and ZDX) do not share one complaint pattern. 4 of the 5 models average fewer owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. RDX averages more owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. Integra, NSX, TL, TSX, and ZDX do not cover enough model years for that comparison.