MODELYEARINDEX

Acura ILX

166 complaints across 7 scored model years and 11 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Acura ILX Full report
F
Grade 2013–2021
2016 vs model median 2.8×
Model median3× median
Airbags & Restraints 12
Brakes 8
Drivetrain 6
Avoid

2014 · 2016

Best

2017 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2013
1.91× 31 F
2014
2.29× 27 F
2015
0.91× 13 C
2016
2.83× 46 F
2017
0.81× 11 C
2019
0.71× 10 C
2021
1.00× 12 B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG28
City / Highway24 / 34
Engine2.4L, 4 cyl
DriveFront-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$2,700

Recalls

11 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
23V858000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2016–2019 2,490,460
16V061000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2013–2016 2,232,187
19V182000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2013–2016 1,101,534
21V215000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2019 624,552
20V770000 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT 2013–2015 248,358
12V338000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 2013 172,837
25V859000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER 2016–2019 70,658
19V424000 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT 2016–2019 49,898

+ 3 further campaigns

Others in Compact Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
Audi A3
20152017
C
BMW 1 Series
none flagged
C
BMW I3
none flagged
C
Buick Verano
none flagged
C
Chevrolet Bolt EV
2017
C
Chevrolet Cobalt
none flagged
C
Chevrolet Cruze
20112012
C
Chevrolet HHR
none flagged
C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2016 ILX
Complaints in window
46
Severity-weighted
59.5
Model median (weighted)
21
vs model median
2.83×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
6
Open investigations
0
Score 14.2 F