Acura ILXYears to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 270 NHTSA owner complaints across 10 model years, no Acura ILX year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2014, 2016 and 2019. The ILX has 11 safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Acura ILX years to avoid
Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the ILX median. Tap a year for its full report.
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Most common Acura ILX problems
All model years combined: 270 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 78 | 11 |
| Service brakes | 34 | 5 |
| Electrical system | 33 | 2 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 27 | 0 |
| Power train | 24 | 1 |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 24 | 2 |
| Engine | 18 | 3 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 13 | 1 |
| Exterior lighting | 10 | 1 |
| 16 other systems | 70 | 10 |
Acura ILX recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
NHTSA investigations of the ILX
- Loss of braking forceLed to recall 25V-859
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen