Acura ownership costs & problem years

Acura models ranked by owner data

14 Acura nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 5,982 owner complaints and 281 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the ILX Hybrid at 90/100; the weakest is the ZDX at 67/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
ILX Hybrid90BUY22014201313
MDX Hybrid90BUY32018201803
RLX Hybrid90BUY22014201904
ADX88BUY12025202550
RLX82BUY72016201411013
ILX76BUY102022201626936
RL75BUY220122011412
TLX75BUY112024201587939
Integra72BUY3202520232776
TL71BUY42011201222912
MDX70BUY14201120251,91670
RDX69CAUTION15201120192,01637
TSX67CAUTION42014201221820
ZDX67CAUTION4201320245826

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Acura model we hold data for

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Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04