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Acura engine problems

Owners have filed 1,834 complaints with NHTSA about the engine on Acura vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 22 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Acura MDX, worst in 2016.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

1,834

Complaints

100%

Share of all Acura complaints

32

Crashes

55

Fires

Which Acura models have the most engine problems

MDX 833 45.4%

Worst in 2016

TLX 294 16.0%

Worst in 2015

RDX 222 12.1%

Worst in 2019

TL 174 9.5%

Worst in 2003

TSX 80 4.4%

Worst in 2004

Integra 44 2.4%

Worst in 1995

CL 42 2.3%

Worst in 1999

Legend 30 1.6%

Worst in 1991

RSX 26 1.4%

Worst in 2002

Worst Acura model years for engine problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2016 Acura MDX 168 32% 64,369 D
2020 Acura MDX 100 27% 54,651 C
2015 Acura TLX 96 18% 32,000 B
2017 Acura MDX 96 24% 86,000 C
2019 Acura RDX 90 16% 8,150 B
2019 Acura MDX 76 25% 42,000 C
2025 Acura MDX 61 35% 14,000 D
2020 Acura RDX 55 13% 5,600 B
2018 Acura MDX 54 19% 65,000 D
2019 Acura TLX 44 33% 47,396 F
2018 Acura TLX 43 29% 60,500 D
2016 Acura TLX 41 25% 88,000 D
2017 Acura TLX 34 31% 32,000 F
2011 Acura MDX 29 33% 90,213 F
2003 Acura MDX 28 11% 96,000 A
2020 Acura TLX 27 28% 60,000 D
2004 Acura MDX 26 11% 102,912 C
2014 Acura MDX 26 10% 12,250 C
2012 Acura MDX 25 25% 85,000 D
2004 Acura TSX 24 12% 84,000 C

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