CarOutlay

Acura reliability complaints

NHTSA complaint and recall rollup for 48 Acura make/model/year records in CarOutlay's dataset.

Pending review: this new brand hub is generated from real NHTSA rows and excluded from the sitemap until sampled. Data through 2026; reviewed June 2026.
NHTSA complaints
12,381
4,229 in the last 5 years
Vehicle records
48
make/model/year rows
Recall campaigns
190
raw NHTSA campaign count
Median complaints
215
per Acura vehicle record

Most-reported Acura problem areas

  • Power Train 2,053

    28 Acura records include this component family

  • Air Bags 1,111

    30 Acura records include this component family

  • Engine 876

    24 Acura records include this component family

  • Electrical System 798

    37 Acura records include this component family

  • Unknown Or Other 760

    25 Acura records include this component family

  • Exterior Lighting 617

    4 Acura records include this component family

  • Steering 500

    11 Acura records include this component family

  • Structure 488

    8 Acura records include this component family

Highest raw complaint records

2004 Acura Tl 766 2019 Acura RDX 555 2005 Acura Tl 550 2015 Acura TLX 532 2016 Acura MDX 503 2003 Acura Tl 466 2015 Acura RDX 436 2020 Acura RDX 424 2002 Acura Tl 403 2017 Acura MDX 365 2006 Acura Tl 342 2020 Acura MDX 338

Recall leaders

2003 Acura MDX 11 recalls 2005 Acura MDX 10 recalls 2018 Acura MDX 10 recalls 2005 Acura Rl 9 recalls 2019 Acura MDX 9 recalls 2004 Acura MDX 8 recalls

These are unverified consumer reports and manufacturer recalls filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — not validated defect rates, and not adjusted for how many units were produced or sold. High-volume and older vehicles naturally accumulate more complaints. Use this as one research signal, not a verdict on any individual vehicle, and not financial, safety, or purchasing advice. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (public domain).