2002 Acura Cl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 70 complaints
70
Total Complaints
41,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

41,000 25th Percentile
41,000 Median Mileage
140,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
27
AIR BAGS
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
SUSPENSION
2
POWER TRAIN
2
SEAT BELTS
2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"STEERING BECAME SLUGGISH AND VERY NOISEY IN BRAND NEW VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THAT THE SEALS IN GEARBOX WERE DEFECTIVE THUS ALLOWING FLUID TO ACCUMULATE IN GEARBOX AND BOOTS. DEALER REPLACED COMPONENT. *AK"
"FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND ACURA INSISTS THERE IS NO DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS ONE OTHER CL TYPE S AT MY DEALER WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AS WELL. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS ..."
"WHILE DRIVING THERE WILL BE SUDDEN ACCELARATION WITHOUT APPLYING GAS, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD LIGHT UP AND VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 1000 RPM. WHICH WAS CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION BEING SHOT. *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