1997 Acura Cl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 106 complaints
106
Total Complaints
122,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

85,625 25th Percentile
122,000 Median Mileage
186,243 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
13
AIR BAGS
7
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
5
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
4
SUSPENSION
4

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AFTER (2) SEMI FAILURES THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY ON 9/2/96 IN THE DRIVEWAY LEADING TO THE GARAGE AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A WALL.*AK"
"TRANSMISSION CONTRO UNIT FAILED."
"WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES STALL TEMPORARILY AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATE."

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