FaultScore

KIA Borrego vs Acura ILX

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure KIA Borrego Acura ILX
Complaints on file 145 360
Model years covered 2008–2010 2013–2022
Worst model year 2016
Best model year 2020
Crashes reported 9 31
Fires reported 0 4
Injuries reported 3 17
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 8.3% 14.4%

KIA Borrego by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 12.4%
Brakes 18 12.4%
Electrical System 16 11.0%
Other & Unspecified 12 8.3%
Seat Belts 11 7.6%
Steering 9 6.2%
Lights 8 5.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 4.8%

Acura ILX by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 78 21.7%
Brakes 46 12.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 24 6.7%
Engine & Cooling 18 5.0%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 15 4.2%