1998 Acura Cl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 69 complaints
69
Total Complaints
95,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

85,000 25th Percentile
95,000 Median Mileage
171,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
AIR BAGS
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
SUSPENSION
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
2
STEERING
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
2
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, 1500RPMS THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND PULL FOR APPROX. 30 SECONDS OR UNTILL THE SPEED IS CHANGED. THE DEALERSHIP THINKS THAT THE COMPUTER IS THE PROBLEM, WHICH WILL IN SOME CASES AFFECT THE TRANSMISSION. *AK"
"WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, 1500RPMS THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND PULL FOR APPROX. 30 SECONDS OR UNTILL THE SPEED IS CHANGED. THE DEALERSHIP THINKS THAT THE COMPUTER IS THE PROBLEM, WHICH WILL IN SOME CASES AFFECT THE TRANSMISSION. *AK"
"VEHICLE JERKS AND ENGINE HESITATES AT 40 MPH. IT STOPS WITH A CHANGE IN SPEED."

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