"How reliable is the 2002 Acura Rl?"

"Based on 54 NHTSA complaints, the 2002 Acura Rl has a median complaint mileage of 81000 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2002 Acura Rl?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2002 Acura Rl is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 54 total complaints filed."

2002 Acura Rl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 54 complaints

Total Complaints

81,000mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

61,250 25th Percentile

81,000 Median Mileage

100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

STEERING

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TIRES

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

STRUCTURE:BODY

SUSPENSION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER STATES AFTER PARKING VEHICLE IN GARAGE, HE NOTICED AN AIR LEAK, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS ADVISED THAT TIRE IS NOT REPAIRABLE TIRE HAS A HOLE IN THE SIDE. *JB"

"WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND HITTING THE BRAKES ENGINE WILL STALL. VEHICLE DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND VEHICLE DID IT AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER. *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