1990 Acura Legend: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 45 complaints
45
Total Complaints
151,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
11
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

151,000 25th Percentile
151,000 Median Mileage
151,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
3
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
1

Severity Assessment

11
Crashes
1
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVERS SIDE BUCKLE FROZE WHILE LATCHED AND WOULD NOT UNLATCH/PASSENGERS SIDE BUCKLE STOPPED LATCHING; DEALER REPLACED BOTH SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. *AK"
"TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30 - 35 MPH. *SKD"
"FRONT END MISALIGNED, ALSO CUPPED TIRES."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28