Reliability & cost of ownership
Acura ILX Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Acura ILX? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Acura ILX problems by model year
36 recall entries across 8 model years and 269 owner complaints across 10 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 2 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ILX | Not confirmed | 3 | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2021 ILX | Not confirmed | 11 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 ILX | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 ILX | 5 | 36 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 ILX | 4 | 23 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 ILX | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 ILX | 6 | 52 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 ILX | 4 | 19 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 ILX | 5 | 29 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 ILX | 6 | 66 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Acura ILX, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags78 complaints
- service brakes33 complaints
- electrical system32 complaints
- unknown or other30 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system27 complaints
- power train24 complaints
- fuel system, gasoline24 complaints
- engine18 complaints