2011 Acura RL: True Cost, Problems & Verdict
3 NHTSA owner complaints · 6 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Reviewed by the MotorJury data desk · 2 sources · Last updated 2026-08-20
3 NHTSA owner complaints · 6 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Complaints per year on the road: 0.2
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
On several occasions, multiple warning signals at once came on while driving on average roads, acc, cmbs, check transmission, check air bags and others. the green d that shows the gear setting began constantly blinking. when i stopped and shut off the engine and started again, all the warning signal did not reappear. within a period of about 3 weeks, this happened about 7 times. the car ran normally despite all these…
2011 acura rl. consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to repair driver front airbag inflator recall notice. *smd
What the community is saying right now.
| Campaign | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 16V061000 | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Mo | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2011-2015 CR-Z, 2010-2014 FCX, and Insight, 2009-2013… |
| 18V041000 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2012 Acura RL, 2010 Honda Element, and 2010-2013 Honda Ridgeline vehicles ever re… |
| 17V029000 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Acura MDX and Honda CR-V vehicles, 2005-2011 Honda Element vehicles, 2005-20… |
| 16V344000 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2011 Acura RL, 2005-2006 Honda CR-V, 2003-2011 El… |
| 19V501000 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 … |
| 18V662000 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014 Honda Ridgeline vehicles nationwide. Honda is also recalling certain 2011-2012 A… |
EPA combined 20 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $3,800
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The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Engine (1 complaints in our indexed sample).
Our data verdict is CAUTION with a reliability score of 67/100, computed from 3 NHTSA complaints and 6 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
Yes — NHTSA lists 6 recall campaign(s) for the 2011 Acura RL, 6 of them touching fire, crash or stall risk, the most recent recorded 03/02/2016. Check this car's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.
Fuel, maintenance band and depreciation — computed from public data in 10 seconds.
Open the true-cost calculatorComplaints & recalls: NHTSA ·
Fuel economy: EPA fueleconomy.gov ·
Scoring: our published methodology.
Maintenance bands are industry-average estimates (AAA Your Driving Costs, CarMD index) — labeled estimates, not measurements.
Last updated: 2026-08-20.