1999 Acura Rl: Reliability Data

26
Total Complaints
81,395mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

65,000 25th Percentile
81,395 Median Mileage
125,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
6
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
2
POWER TRAIN
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
1
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE FEMALE PART OF THE SEATBELT IS TOO LOW TO MEET THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUCKLE. DEALER SAYS NEEDS EXTENTION FOR SEATS. *AK"
"ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO RESPOND RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISION. MJS"
"I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE NAVIGATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM IS AS I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IT SEEMS. ALSO ON THE SECOND FAILURE MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IS THIS IN DANGER IN AIR BAG DEPLOYING? I HAVE ASTHMA AND DON'T NEED THIS HAPPENING."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

AIR BAGS 6 complaints
Median: 125,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

GA: 4 CA: 3 TX: 3 NC: 2 MD: 2 FL: 2 PA: 2 VA: 2 KS: 1 MS: 1

Who Files Complaints?

23.1%
Original Owners
76.9%
Second+ Owners

Acura Rl — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1996262
1997242
2000796
2002541
20051524
2006393
2007231

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