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Acura suspension problems

Across all Acura models in NHTSA's complaint database, 396 complaints involve suspension. The MDX accounts for the largest share (25%). The single worst model year is the 2004 TL with 30 suspension complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
396 about suspension, all Acura models
Most affected
MDX 25% of these complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 234 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
14 and 3

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Acura models

ModelComplaintsShare
MDX9825%
TL9624%
RDX379%
CL277%
TLX277%
RLX246%
RSX215%
RL144%
TSX144%
Integra133%

Worst model years for suspension

  1. 2004 Acura TL30 complaints
  2. 2001 Acura MDX19 complaints
  3. 2014 Acura RLX18 complaints
  4. 2003 Acura TL14 complaints
  5. 2005 Acura RSX13 complaints

Suspension complaints by model year

Acura suspension complaints by model year 0 20 40 1990: 4 '90 1991: 3 1992: 3 1994: 2 '94 1995: 2 1996: 7 1997: 16 '97 1998: 12 1999: 3 2000: 3 '00 2001: 26 2002: 19 2003: 19 '03 2004: 40 2005: 30 2006: 16 '06 2007: 16 2008: 15 2009: 2 '09 2010: 6 2011: 4 2012: 5 '12 2013: 14 2014: 32 2015: 15 '15 2016: 14 2017: 8 2018: 5 '18 2019: 10 2020: 12 2021: 10 '21 2022: 14 2023: 4 2024: 2 '24 2025: 3
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
19904
19913
19923
19942
19952
19967
199716
199812
19993
20003
200126
200219
200319
200440
200530
200616
200716
200815
20092
20106
20114
20125
201314
201432
201515
201614
20178
20185
201910
202012
202110
202214
20234
20242
20253

Among the 234 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.