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Acura NSXYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 17 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Acura NSX.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints17Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls51991–2021 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Acura NSX 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 NSX median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2019Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2017Not rated–/1006 complaints · 3 recalls2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1994Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1992Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1991Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Acura NSX problems

All model years combined: 17 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic30
Fuel/propulsion system30
Service brakes20
Engine and engine cooling20
Structure21
Tires22
Seat belts10
Electrical system10
Power train10
1 other systems11
5 recalls

Acura NSX recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

75%Delivery: fuel pump23V-858 · 2017–2020 · Dec 18, 2023 · 2,490,460 vehicles91%Delivery: fuel pump20V-314 · 2018–2019 · May 28, 2020 · 135,995 vehicles89%Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers18V-599 · 2017 · Sep 7, 2018 · 793 vehicles91%Storage: tank assembly18V-600 · 2017–2018 · Sep 7, 2018 · 967 vehicles–Front: buckle assembly95V-103 · 1991 · May 24, 1995 · 3,700,000 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the NSX

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2017–2021 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063
  2. PREMATURE REAR TIRE WEARPE94007 · 1990–1993 · closed Sep 29, 1994
    No recall