2014 Acura Rlx: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 129 complaints
129
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

13,400 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
89,375 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
45
SUSPENSION
15
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
WHEELS
5
ENGINE
5
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
4
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. VEHICLE HAD NO ABILITY TO WASH WINDSHIELD. PART REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT WITH CALIFORNIA SUN, THIS BECAME A SERIOUS ISSUE. I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND WITH A SQUIRT BOTTLE IN THE CAR IN ORDER TO KEEP WINDSHIELD CLEAR DUE TO DUST. PART TOOK SOME..."
"I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN THE BACK-END OF THE CAR BECAME VERY LOOSE AND OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR WAS SWERVING BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AVOIDING THE CARS TO THE LEFT OF ME AND THE DITCH TO THE RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND I SLOWED THE SPEE..."
"I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN THE BACK-END OF THE CAR BECAME VERY LOOSE AND OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR WAS SWERVING BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AVOIDING THE CARS TO THE LEFT OF ME AND THE DITCH TO THE RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND I SLOWED THE SPEE..."

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