FaultScore

Worst years for a Acura Legend

Owners have filed 505 complaints about the Acura Legend with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 1995. More of them are about the equipment & accessories than anything else.

Avoid

1993 Acura Legend

30 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly acceleration & cruise control.

Cleanest on record

1995 Acura Legend

20 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Acura Legend year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1995 B 20 1 0 125,000 Engine & Cooling
1994 C 26 5 4 99,000 Airbags
1993 C 30 4 0 250,000 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1992 111 15 5 Equipment & Accessories
1991 158 16 6 105,890 Equipment & Accessories
1990 45 11 1 151,000 Brakes
1989 47 6 1 Brakes
1988 42 11 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1987 9 3 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1986 17 1 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Acura Legend

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 1991

Brakes 70 13.9%

Worst in 1992

Airbags 52 10.3%

Worst in 1992

Worst in 1988

Worst in 1991

Worst in 1991

Electrical System 24 4.8%

Worst in 1989

Seat Belts 23 4.6%

Worst in 1989

Body & Structure 20 4.0%

Worst in 1991

Fuel & Propulsion 17 3.4%

Worst in 1986

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 16 3.2%

Worst in 1991

Steering 13 2.6%

Worst in 1991

Tires 12 2.4%

Worst in 1991

Lights 8 1.6%

Worst in 1991

Exactly what failed on a Acura Legend

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. 93 36.8%
Frontal 42 16.6%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 35 13.8%
Automatic Transmission 22 8.7%
Master Cylinder 15 5.9%
Buckle Assembly 10 4.0%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 10 4.0%
Door 10 4.0%
AIR Conditioner 8 3.2%
Anti-Theft Device 8 3.2%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Acura Legend, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 26 Aug 2023

Acura Legend problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Acura Legend

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.