Acura Rl Reliability
524 NHTSA complaints (1996–2015). Complaint rate: 934.0 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2005–2006 Acura Rl. The 2015 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: AIR BAGS.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Acura Rl Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 129 | 3.9% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 53 | 1.9% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 50 | 2.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 16 | 0.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 15 | 40.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 14 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 13 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 12 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE | 10 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 9 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996AVOID | — | 26 | 2 | 2 | View 1996View→ |
| 1997AVOID | — | 24 | 2 | — | View 1997View→ |
| 1998 | — | 16 | 0 | — | View 1998View→ |
| 1999AVOID | — | 26 | 0 | 1 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 79 | 6 | — | View 2000View→ |
| 2001 | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 54 | 1 | — | View 2002View→ |
| 2003 | — | 11 | 0 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2004 | — | 16 | 1 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 153 | 4 | 1 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 39 | 3 | 1 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007 | — | 23 | 1 | — | View 2007View→ |
| 2008 | — | 14 | 1 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 14 | 4 | 1 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 10 | 1 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2015View→ |
See also: Acura Rlaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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