2003 Acura Cl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 89 complaints
89
Total Complaints
74,455mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

36,500 25th Percentile
74,455 Median Mileage
114,100 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
17
POWER TRAIN
15
AIR BAGS
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
4
TIRES
3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
3
STEERING
3
ENGINE
3
SUSPENSION
3

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE DRAGS AND FRONT VIBRATES. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS/PADS; BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND PADS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *YH"
"WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE DRAGS AND FRONT VIBRATES. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS/PADS; BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND PADS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *YH"
"CHUNKS OF TREAD MISSING FROM THE CENTERS OF TIRES BOTH FRONT TIRES. *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