2013 Acura ILX problems
Owners have filed 92 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Acura ILX. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. Next are electrical system (15%) and drivetrain & axles (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 92 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 39 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 48,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Acura ILX with enough data (42 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I went in for a airbag recall back in 2016 I got in a car accident on 7/30/19 which totaled my car but my air bags never deployed which caused a injury to the left side of my head from me hitting the steering wheel . Police said the airbags should of deployed from how bad the accident was .
The contact owned a 2013 Acura ILX . The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle in front of her suddenly stopped. The driver depressed the brake pedal however, was unable to stop in time and crashed into the rear of an unknown Audi. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the chest, neck, and head. The driver believes the impact knocked her unconscious. The contact stated she was in pain and had to seek medical attention. A Police report was filed.
There were two different times my Acura 2013 ILX was involved in two different accidents and the airbags didn’t deploy. 1. Back on 4/2018 brakes didn’t respond properly, then ceased to another vehicle and airbags didn’t deployed. No major injuries, but high bills. 2. January 2019, my husband was rear ended by an Audi, was sent to the opposite side of the street, car was total loss, airbags never deployed.
While driving on the highway, the "check tire pressure" light came on. I then proceeded to slow down in order to make it safely to the next gas station or rest stop . On any other occasion, I would have pulled over on the side of the road, but highway signs had indicated that no stopping on the side was allowed. Although I was attempting to safely remain in control of the vehicle, within 20 minutes my car started to lose control and forcefully swerved off the highway, causing the car to rapidly roll off of the…
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 acura ilx. When the vehicle was started, the headlights illuminated downwards and the traction warning indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.