2016 Acura Ilx: Reliability Data

75
Total Complaints
25,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

6,000 25th Percentile
25,000 Median Mileage
50,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
16
SERVICE BRAKES
12
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10
POWER TRAIN
8
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
STEERING
3
ENGINE
1

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN STOPPING "LOUD NOISE" DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS NORMAL HOME-LINK IS SHORT IN RANGE - DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS NORMAL BACKUP SENSORS - NO ON AND OFF SWITCH AND MAKES BEEP WHEN PUTTING INTO REVERSE. - DEALER TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL. BACKUP CAMERA - BLURRY AND IS WORST AT NIGHT VERY UN..."
"BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN STOPPING "LOUD NOISE" DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS NORMAL HOME-LINK IS SHORT IN RANGE - DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS NORMAL BACKUP SENSORS - NO ON AND OFF SWITCH AND MAKES BEEP WHEN PUTTING INTO REVERSE. - DEALER TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL. BACKUP CAMERA - BLURRY AND IS WORST AT NIGHT VERY UN..."
"TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 ACURA ILX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DAT..."

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 16 complaints
Median: 26,000 mi
SERVICE BRAKES 12 complaints
25th: 5,838 mi Median: 9,500 mi 75th: 25,250 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10 complaints
25th: 4,664 mi Median: 15,176 mi 75th: 25,250 mi
POWER TRAIN 8 complaints
25th: 3,555 mi Median: 20,000 mi 75th: 75,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 25 CA: 23 TX: 6 NY: 4 AZ: 3 MT: 3 IL: 3 RI: 2 NV: 1 TN: 1

Who Files Complaints?

1.3%
Original Owners
98.7%
Second+ Owners

Acura Ilx — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2013858
2014363
2015210
2017223
2018251
2019371

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