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Acura Ilx

11 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V182000·2019-03-06

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Driver Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Honda is recalling specific Acura and Honda vehicles because a manufacturing error in the driver's air bag inflator may cause it to explode during a crash.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, ACCORD, ODYSSEY, CIVIC GX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·25V859000·2025-12-11

    Honda Recalls 2016-2020 Acura ILX for Brake Master Cylinder Defect

    Honda is recalling 2016-2020 Acura ILX vehicles because contaminated brake fluid may deform a seal, causing an internal leak and reduced brake function.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA ILX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·23V858000·2023-12-18

    Fuel pump failure recall for 2013-2023 Honda and Acura vehicles

    Honda is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic, CR-V, HR-V, Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline and Acura ILX, MDX, RDX, RLX, TLX vehicles because the fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail, potentially causing engine stall while driving and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA PILOT, PASSPORT, CR-V HYBRID, HR-V
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V215000·2021-03-25

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Fuel Pump Failure Risk

    Honda is recalling 2018-2020 Acura and Honda vehicles because the fuel pump may fail, causing the engine to stall while driving.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA TLX, RDX, CR-V, CIVIC
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V770000·2020-12-10

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Potential Drive Shaft Breakage

    Honda is recalling specific 2007-2015 Acura and Honda models because improperly coated drive shafts may break, causing loss of power or vehicle roll-away.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA ILX, CIVIC HYBRID, FIT, ILX HYBRID
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V500000·2019-06-27

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Explosion Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2005-2015 Acura and Honda vehicles because driver frontal air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA CR-Z, RL, CR-V, RIDGELINE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V424000·2019-06-06

    Acura Recalls 2016-2019 ILX Vehicles for Driveshaft Separation Risk

    Acura is recalling 2016-2019 ILX vehicles because excessive grease may prevent a set-ring from engaging, allowing the driveshaft to separate and increase crash risk.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA ILX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V061000·2016-02-03

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles Due to Airbag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2005-2016 Acura and Honda vehicles because the driver's airbag inflator may rupture during a crash, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA RL, CR-V, RIDGELINE, RDX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V323000·2014-06-13

    Honda Recalls Acura ILX Vehicles for Headlight Fire Risk

    Honda is recalling certain 2013-2014 Acura ILX vehicles because excessive heat around the headlight bulb may cause smoke, melting, or fire, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA ILX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V052000·2019-01-24

    Acura Recalls 2014-2019 ILX Vehicles for Fuel Tank Defect

    Acura is recalling 2014-2019 ILX vehicles because a deformed fuel tank may cause the fuel gauge to display inaccurate levels, potentially leading to stalling and crashes.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA ILX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V338000·2012-07-19

    Honda Recalls 2012 CR-V and 2013 Acura ILX for Door Latch Defect

    Honda is recalling 2012 CR-V and 2013 Acura ILX vehicles because a door latch cable may loosen, preventing the door from latching properly and increasing injury risk.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA ILX, CR-V
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • DP26001 Defect Petition · power train:automatic transmission
  • PE25015 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder

Technical service bulletins

298 manufacturer service bulletins across 10 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2022: 4.7/5 · 3 complaints
  • 2021: 4.4/5 · 11 complaints · most complained-of: lighting
  • 2020: 4.3/5 · 9 complaints · most complained-of: visibility
  • 2019: 3.6/5 · 36 complaints · most complained-of: fuel-system
  • 2018: 3.8/5 · 23 complaints · most complained-of: fuel-system

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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