Acura RLX

45 complaints across 1 scored model years and 5 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Acura RLX Full report

Grade 2014–2014

2014 vs model median 1.0×

Model median3× median

Suspension 6

Steering 5

Electrical 3

Weakest

2014

Best

2014

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.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Acura RLX
Year	Complaint volume	vs median	Reports	Grade
2014		1.00×	29	C

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	26.5
City / Highway	24 / 30.5
Engine	3.5L, 6 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,925

Recalls

5 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
23V858000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2014	2,490,460
14V639000	SEAT BELTS	2014	43,481
15V301000	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING	2014	19,502
14V792000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS	2014	9,751
13V622000	SUSPENSION:REAR	2014	7,387

Others in Full-Size Cars

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

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Audi A6	2019	C
Audi A7	2019	C
Audi A8	none flagged	C
BMW 5 Series	20112012	B
BMW 7 Series	2012	B
Buick Lacrosse	20112012	C
Cadillac XTS	2013	C
Chevrolet Impala	20112014	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 2014 RLX

Complaints in window: 29
Severity-weighted: 38
Model median (weighted): 38
vs model median: 1.00×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 5
Open investigations: 1

Score 59.2 C