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Best and worst years for the Acura CL

Of the 6 model years of the Acura CL with enough data to compare, the 2001 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (176), and the 1998 has the fewest (15).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Acura CL 0 100 200 1997: 47 '97 1998: 15 15 '98 1999: 22 22 '99 2000: 5 '00 2001: 176 176 '01 2002: 54 54 '02 2003: 38 '03 2004: 0 '04
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199747
199815
199922
20005
2001176
200254
200338
20040

What stands out

The 2001 stands out, with about 4.1 times the typical number of complaints for this model.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2001 and 2002. Or the years with the fewest: 1998 and 1999.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
200402
20033889
20025471
2001176317
2000511
19992266
19981569
199747106