2014 Acura ILX problems
Owners have filed 37 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Acura ILX. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 54% of complaints. Next are electrical system (8%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 54% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 46,000 miles 15 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 | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 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 15 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 46,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Acura ILX with enough data (35 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2014 acura ilx. While the vehicle was parked in a parking lot with the engine running, the front passenger alerted the contact of a smoke odor. The passenger immediately noticed sparks from underneath the hood and, almost immediately, the hood became engulfed in flames. The fire department came to the scene and extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed. The vehicle was totaled. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist.
Car caught a fire while park with motor running started from headlight fire department was called and fire was put out..
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 acura ilx (na). The contact stated that while the vehicle was in park with the emergency brake engaged, the vehicle rolled away and crashed into a wall. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact did not specify if any injuries were sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 500.
I purchased goodyear weatherhandler tires 215 45r17 in december of 2015. On saturday, september 30th my front passenger side tire was flat. Upon further inspection under the goodyear logo, there was a split. The other front on the driver side had the same spit under the goodyear logo. I had to buy 2 new tires to place on the front.