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Which Acura RLX years to avoid

No Acura RLX model year in 2014–2014 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2014, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Acura RLX Full report
C
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.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2014
1.00× 29 C

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2014 C 29 reports · median 7,351 mi

  1. Suspension 6

    The contact owns a 2014 acura rlx. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH and decelerating, the vehicle veered to the left. Upon coming to a complete stop, the passenger rear tire detached from the vehicle. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Steering 5

    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. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Electrical 3

    While driving south on u.s. 1, a six lane road, I placed a telephone call using the buttons on the steering wheel. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

3 crash

The best year for the RLX

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2014 is the best-scoring RLX model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 59.2 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2014 1.00× 29 C

Recalls

5 campaigns on record.

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

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2014 were reported at a median of 7,351 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Acura RLX years should you avoid?
No Acura RLX model year in 2014–2014 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2014.
What is the best year for the Acura RLX?
2014 is the best-scoring Acura RLX model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 59.2 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Acura RLX have?
5 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Acura RLX model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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