Acura RLXYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 113 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Acura RLX.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints113Top: Steering Safety recalls72014–2020 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

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

84 11 6 3 6 0 3

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2020Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2018Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2016Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls 2015Not rated–/10011 complaints · 3 recalls 2014Not rated–/10084 complaints · 5 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Acura RLX problems

All model years combined: 113 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

59Steering

23Suspension

14Electrical system

13Electronic stability control (ESC)

11Engine1 crash/fire/injury

7Wheels

6Forward collision avoidance

5Lane departure

4Vehicle speed control

2712 other systems3 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Steering	59	0
Suspension	23	0
Electrical system	14	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	13	0
Engine	11	1
Wheels	7	0
Forward collision avoidance	6	0
Lane departure	5	0
Vehicle speed control	4	1
12 other systems	27	3

7 recalls

Acura RLX recalls

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

Delivery: fuel pump23V-858 · 2014–2020 · Dec 18, 2023 · 2,490,460 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump20V-314 · 2019 · May 28, 2020 · 135,995 vehicles Gasoline: belts and associated pulleys19V-298 · 2019 · Apr 12, 2019 · 93,946 vehicles Forward collision avoidance: crash imminent braking15V-301 · 2014–2015 · May 20, 2015 · 19,502 vehicles Exterior lighting: headlights14V-792 · 2014–2015 · Dec 16, 2014 · 9,751 vehicles Seat belts14V-639 · 2014 · Oct 10, 2014 · 43,481 vehicles Suspension: rear13V-622 · 2014 · Dec 16, 2013 · 7,387 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the RLX

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2014–2017 · still open
Open
Apr 19, 2019
Electrical overstressEA19001 · 2014–2019 · closed Sep 19, 2024
Led to recall 20V-024