AutoUtility currently tracks 20 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 Acura ILX. Brakes & Traction Control issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 5 complaints (25% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 2 filings cite a crash, 1 reports one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • Total NHTSA Complaints: 20 reports
  • #1 Reported Problem Area: Brakes & Traction Control (5 reports • 25% of submitted complaints)
  • Secondary Problem Areas: Powertrain & Transmission (4), Wheels & Tires (2)
  • Crash-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
  • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 1 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
20
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
2
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
1
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2017 Acura ILX

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 25% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

5 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 1 crash report
#2 Problem Area 20% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

4 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#3 Problem Area 10% of complaints

Wheels & Tires

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#4 Problem Area 10% of complaints

Fuel & Propulsion System

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#5 Problem Area 5% of complaints

Electrical System

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Acura ILX

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Brakes & Traction Control NHTSA ODI ID: #11728994
Filed: 04/03/2026

"I have a recall on my Acura 2017 ILX. I called Bergstrom Acura Appleton in Wisconsin to make an appointment. Ashley said it would take about 2 hours. Trying to get a loaner car out of her was like pulling teeth. A week before service would have taken place, she called back and said that there was a..."

Incident Date: 02/06/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: SERVICE BRAKES
Brakes & Traction Control NHTSA ODI ID: #11727951
Filed: 03/30/2026

"I have a master cylinder brake recall and I have taken my car to the Acura of Fort Myers dealership and they said they can’t fix the issue because parts are not available. I should receive a second notification from Acura Automobile Division when parts will be available and they won’t be available..."

Incident Date: 02/02/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: SERVICE BRAKES
Brakes & Traction Control NHTSA ODI ID: #11719412
Filed: 02/20/2026

"The contact owns a 2017 Acura ILX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed, and there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that..."

Incident Date: 02/18/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Brakes & Traction Control NHTSA ODI ID: #11710536
Filed: 01/12/2026

"I received notice of this brake master cylinder recall on 12/20/25 and tried to schedule it at my local dealership (1/5/26) Edmonds, WA. They told me they could not perform the recall because they did not have the parts. I was in the dealership on 1/10/26 and they told me they would check into it...."

Incident Date: 01/12/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: SERVICE BRAKES
Other / Miscellaneous NHTSA ODI ID: #11708611
Filed: 01/04/2026

"Keyless access system, dash flashing while off and alarm goes off ."

Incident Date: 01/01/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Acura ILX

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2022)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Acura ILX 19 0 4 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Acura ILX 52 4 6 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Acura ILX Current Page 20 2 4 Current
2018 Acura ILX 23 2 4 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Acura ILX 36 2 5 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Acura ILX 9 1 2 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Acura ILX 11 3 0 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Acura ILX 3 0 0 View 2022 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2017 Acura ILX

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 14 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 4 1 0 1 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 3 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 2 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 1 0 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (20). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.