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Worst years for a Acura RLX

Owners have filed 175 complaints about the Acura RLX with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2020. More of them are about the steering than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Acura RLX

136 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.

Cleanest on record

2015 Acura RLX

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Acura RLX 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
2020 — 2 0 0 — Steering
2018 — 7 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2017 — 6 0 1 22,250 Suspension
2016 C 10 3 0 15,400 Body & Structure
2015 A 14 0 0 80,000 Steering
2014 D 136 3 0 60,000 Steering

What breaks on a Acura RLX

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

Steering 58 33.1%

Worst in 2014

Suspension 22 12.6%

Worst in 2014

Electrical System 14 8.0%

Worst in 2014

Engine & Cooling 13 7.4%

Worst in 2014

Stability & Traction Control 13 7.4%

Worst in 2014

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 12 6.9%

Worst in 2014

Wheels 7 4.0%

Worst in 2014

Other & Unspecified 7 4.0%

Worst in 2014

Brakes 5 2.9%

Worst in 2014

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 2.3%

Worst in 2014

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 1.7%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 3 1.7%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 3 1.7%

Worst in 2016

Lights 3 1.7%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

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

Jul 2013 peak 8 Jul 2026

Compare the Acura RLX

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

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