Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2014.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 ILX | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 ILX | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 ILX | 10 | 2 |
| 2019 ILX | 36 | 5 |
| 2018 ILX | 23 | 4 |
| 2017 ILX | 20 | 4 |
| 2016 ILX | 52 | 6 |
| 2015 ILX | 19 | 4 |
| 2014 ILX | 29 | 5 |
| 2013 ILX | 66 | 6 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Air bags78
- Service brakes33
- Electrical system32
- Unknown or other30
- Fuel/propulsion system27
- Power train24
- Fuel system, gasoline24
- Engine18
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 95 ILX vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 51 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 |
| 2017 | 11 | 5 |
| 2016 | 15 | 7 |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 |
| 2013 | 20 | 9 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Crash-test ratings by year
NHTSA 5-star results for 10 model-year variants; 10 of 10 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.
| Year | Variant | Overall | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | 10.7 % |
| 2021 | 2021 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | 10.7 % |
| 2020 | 2020 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | 10.7 % |
| 2019 | 2019 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | 10.7 % |
| 2018 | 2018 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | 10.7 % |
| 2017 | 2017 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | 10.7 % |
| 2016 | 2016 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | 10.7 % |
| 2015 | 2015 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | 10.7 % |
| 2014 | 2014 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | 10.7 % |
| 2013 | 2013 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | 10.7 % |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 10 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 8.1–8.6 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ILX · Compact · Premium gasoline | 9.9 | 7.0 | 8.6 |
| 2021 | ILX · Compact · Premium gasoline | 9.9 | 7.0 | 8.6 |
| 2020 | ILX · Compact · Premium gasoline | 9.9 | 7.0 | 8.6 |
| 2019 | ILX · Compact · Premium gasoline | 9.9 | 7.0 | 8.6 |
| 2018 | ILX · Compact · Premium gasoline | 9.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
| 2017 | ILX · Compact · Premium gasoline | 9.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
| 2016 | ILX · Compact · Premium gasoline | 9.3 | 6.6 | 8.1 |
| 2015 | ILX · Compact · Premium gasoline | 9.7 | 6.7 | 8.3 |
| 2014 | ILX · Compact · Premium gasoline | 9.9 | 6.7 | 8.5 |
| 2013 | ILX · Compact · Premium gasoline | 9.9 | 6.7 | 8.5 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
11 campaigns cover the ILX.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Acura ILX vehicles. Contaminated brake fluid may cause a seal inside the brake master cylinder to deform, which can cause an internal brake fluid leak and reduce brake function.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Acura ILX, 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, and 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles with a manual transmission and 2009-2013 Honda Fit vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The drive shafts' protective coating may not have been applied properly during manufacturing, making it more susceptible to damage from road salt, or other contaminants, and potentially cause it to break.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Acura ILX, 2015 RDX, 2005-2010 and 2012 RL, 2009-2014 TL, 2010 and 2012 ZDX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2011-2013 and 2015 CR-Z, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013 Fit EV, 2010-2011 and 2013 Insight and 2007-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Acura (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Acura ILX vehicles. Excessive grease may prevent the set-ring on the half shaft from fully engaging, allowing the driveshaft to separate from the half shaft.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous Takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containing the same inflator type as a service part. Due to a manufacturing error, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, these inflators may explode.
Acura (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Acura ILX vehicles. The vehicles may have a deformed fuel tank, raising the height of the fuel pump and allowing the fuel level float to stick, possibly causing the fuel gauge to display an inaccurate fuel level.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2011-2015 CR-Z, 2010-2014 FCX, and Insight, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013-2014 Fit EV, 2007-2014 Ridgeline, 2013-2016 Acura ILX, 2013-2014 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2007-2016 RDX, 2005-2012 Acura RL, 2009-2014 Acura TL, and 2010-2013 Acura ZDX vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2013 Acura ILX vehicles manufactured January 16, 2012 to March 1, 2013, ILX Hybrid vehicles manufactured January 12, 2012 to February 7, 2013, and certain model year 2014 ILX vehicles manufactured May 2, 2013, to May 31, 2014, and ILX Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 18, 2013 to February 19, 2014. Excessive heat temperatures around the headlight bulb and reflector unit may diminish the output of the headlight and cause smoke, melting, and fire. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Honda is recalling certain model year 2012 Honda CR-V and model year 2013 Acura ILX vehicles. If the manual or power door lock is activated while an interior front door handle is being operated by an occupant, the cable connecting the interior door handle to the door latch mechanism may become loose and move out of position. There is a possibility that the cable can move far enough out of position to prevent the door from properly latching.
NHTSA recalls