1999 Acura Cl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 66 complaints
66
Total Complaints
104,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

56,000 25th Percentile
104,000 Median Mileage
138,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
ENGINE
5
AIR BAGS
5
STEERING
3
TIRES
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
3
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
0
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE TWICE WITHIN A MONTH. ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH INOPERATIVE GEAR SHIFT DUE TO WATER ON THE HORN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK"
"THE MICHELIN RADIAL XSE 205/55R16 TIRE DEVELOPED BUBBLE ON THE SIDE, ONE OF THE TWO REMAINING MICHELIIN TIRES ALSO DEVELOPED BUBBLES ON THE SIDE, THE CONSUMER WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *YH"
"B.F.GOODRICH REPLACEMENT TIRES, 11000 MILES, DOT#E40215129, MOUNTED 0N 1999, ACURA CL. WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, HEARD A NOISE AND THEN FOUND OUT THAT NOISE CAME FROM FRONT LEFT TIRE THAT HAD EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT SIDE HAD EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.*AK ..."

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