2017 Acura ILX problems and recalls

Owners filed 7 complaints on the 2017 Acura ILX in the last three full years, out of 20 on record. The most cited component is the Service Brakes.

20
Complaints
4
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
64.1
Severity index

Severity index 64.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 64.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 5 complaints (25.0%)5 25%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 5 complaints (25.0%)5 25%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (20.0%)4 20%HydraulicHydraulic: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%TiresTires: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%Air BagsAir Bags: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES525.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER525.0%
POWER TRAIN420.0%
HYDRAULIC15.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM15.0%
TIRES15.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM15.0%
AIR BAGS15.0%

Complaints filed per year

0252016: 12018: 22019: 22020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 42024: 22025: 12026: 5 (partial year)161819202122232425265
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20161
20182
20192
20201
20211
20221
20234
20242
20251
2026 (year to date)5
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 2.3x those in 2020 to 2022 (7 against 3).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V05200024/01/2019FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLYAcura (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Acura ILX vehicles. The vehicles may have a deformed fuel tank, raising the height of the fuel pump and allowing the fuel level float to stick, possibly causing the fuel gauge to display an inaccurate fuel level.
19V42400006/06/2019POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTAcura (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Acura ILX vehicles. Excessive grease may prevent the set-ring on the half shaft from fully engaging, allowing the driveshaft to separate from the half shaft.
23V85800018/12/2023FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 H
25V85900011/12/2025SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Acura ILX vehicles. Contaminated brake fluid may cause a seal inside the brake master cylinder to deform, which can cause an internal brake fluid leak and reduce brake function.

Other Acura ILX model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 7 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.