2019 Acura ILX: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2019 Acura ILX are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 23 of the 35 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

35
Complaints
5
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
45.7
Severity index

Severity index 45.7 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 45.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2019 Acura ILX sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Service BrakesService Brakes: 13 complaints (37.1%)13 37%Fuel SystemFuel System: 13 complaints (37.1%)13 37%GasolineGasoline: 13 complaints (37.1%)13 37%HydraulicHydraulic: 4 complaints (11.4%)4 11%EngineEngine: 3 complaints (8.6%)3 9%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 3 complaints (8.6%)3 9%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 3 complaints (8.6%)3 9%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (8.6%)3 9%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES1337.1%
FUEL SYSTEM1337.1%
GASOLINE1337.1%
HYDRAULIC411.4%
ENGINE38.6%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE38.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM38.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER38.6%

Complaints filed per year

07142020: 12021: 22022: 22023: 22024: 142025: 72026: 7 (partial year)2021222324142526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20201
20212
20222
20232
202414
20257
2026 (year to date)7
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 4.6x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V21500025/03/2021FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport
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.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.