1996 Acura Integra problems
Owners have filed 43 complaints with NHTSA about the 1996 Acura Integra. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are brakes (12%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 137,000 miles 12 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 136,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Acura Integra with enough data (22 complaints in that window).
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 got into a car accident where a car drove into oncoming traffic and hit the front of my car. The airbags on both the driver's and passengers seat were released. The vehicle was in motion at the time of the accident.
Was driving about 25 MPH, the car lurched and the engine RPM when all the way up, out of control. Applying the brakes full force could not stop the car. Car eventually crashed into a fence and came to a stop with the engine still turning at very fast RPM. Drive wheels dug a hole into soft earth from spinning wheels until engine was shut off.
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 acura integra. The air bag warning indicator illuminated. The dealer stated the system needed to be replaced. The manufacturer advised there was not a recall. The failure mileage was 47,652. The current mileage was 72,000. Updated 12/12/07
Today, friday, march 18th 2016 at 3:40 pm I hit a pothole that had already been patched while driving that came loose and destroyed my rim off of rocky point rd nw roughly 1/2 a mile from crown hill elementary school in bremerton wa.