2015 Acura ILX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2015 Acura ILX is an exceptionally safe car with an overall safety rating of 5 out of 5. It has impressive scores across various crash scenarios, including a 4 out of 5 for the front crash driver side and a perfect 5 out of 5 for the front crash passenger side. Additionally, it scored the highest rating of 5 out of 5 for overall side crash and combined side barrier pole ratings. While the rollover rating is a respectable 4 out of 5, it is noted as "Not Rated" under rollover_rating2.

In terms of safety features, the Acura ILX comes equipped with standard electronic stability control, which enhances the vehicle's stability and control on the road. However, it does not have forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems, which could further improve its safety offerings.

Despite its excellent safety ratings, there have been a total of 16 complaints reported for this model, indicating some issues that may need attention. Additionally, there have been 4 recalls issued for the 2015 Acura ILX, suggesting that there have been identified safety-related concerns that needed to be addressed by the manufacturer.

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Complaint Count

16

Recall Count

4

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2015 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2015 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2015 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2015 Acura ILX 4 DR FWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2013 Score 2015 Score 2022 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating 4 4 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 4 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2013 Score 2015 Score 2022 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear 5 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating 5 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2013 Score 2015 Score 2022 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating 4 4 5

Complaints for the 2015 Acura ILX

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"takata front passenger side ceiling airbag and front passenger seat airbag deployed without impact or collision after i left my garage and drove less than a quarter of a mile. there was an excessive heat warning and higher-than-average humidity. i suffered auditory injuries due to the high-decibel explosion the takata airbags produced in the sealed cab of my car. my insurance has ruled my vehicle a total loss (with no fault of my own). still, i have yet to accept the insurance's total loss offer, and i wanted to provide an opportunity for further inspection of the takata airbag system to help this ongoing crisis further. two acura representatives called after i registered my airbag deployment on honda's website. the first representative treated me, "i can have you arrested." during our phone conversation on july 12th, 2023. the second representative requested that i turn over my vehicle to acura "so we can do our internal investigation." i declined, and his rebuttal was to take my car from the bank since there was a lien on it. i replied that my vehicle has no lien; it's paid in full. my insurance company initially told me they were going to inspect the vehicle. however, i was offered a total loss settlement within 48 hours. i've requested an inspection report multiple times for the cause, but my insurance company has not provided me with anything other than a total loss, with "no fault of my own report." there were no warning lamps, messages, or anything to alert me before the faulty deployment of the airbags. no passenger was seated in the passenger seat at the time of this incident."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2023-10-07
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2015 acura ilx. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. ...updated 12/28/16 *bf"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2017-03-03
Complaint:
"takata recall. i contacted two dealerships, bot said they would have the part in this summer and would call me when the part was available. two letters from acura stated that the part would be available this summer; yet, i have not received a notification from either dealership and my airbags have not yet been replaced."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-02-06
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2015 acura ilx. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts unavailable. updated 11/01/16*lj the consumer stated that the dealership never ordered the part. *tr"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-09-08
Complaint:
"was told by my aura dealer that my vehicle was unsafe to drive in may 2016. it has been parked in my garage since that time, awaiting parts to repair or replace the takata airbag. i leased the car in december 2014, and was not told of the recall until may 2016, nor was i told that the car had a takata airbag when i entered into the lease. for a period of 18 months, anyone of my family driving the car would have been endangered if the airbags were deployed. i requested a moratorium on lease payments from acura leasing, until the car was driveable, which they refused to do. i asked the dealer, napleton acura to swap out the car/lease for another car/lease without the airbag problems, which they would not do without a significant monetary penalty. the takata airbags have been a problem dating back to 2001 for hondas, and 2003 for acuras so this is a long standing issue. i don't understand why your agency allows acura & honda to continue to sell vehicles with takata airbags especially in high humidity locales such as florida, where i live. your agency seems to be protecting the car manufacturers and related dealers at the expense of the public that you are supposed to be protecting. ironically an airbag is a safety component, not one that exposes the driver to serious injury or death. at this point, i would like to give the car back to acura, and terminate the lease without penalty."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2017-01-05
Complaint:
"i would like to know about compensation for having my vehicle sit in my parking lot for 2 to 6 months and i'm paying my car payment and i'm not driving my car, if i want to drive another car other than my acura i would purchase that, now i'm driving a rental they turned off all the features, no explanation. i think i should at least get reimburse for my car note ate least half. i don't think it is fair for me not having my luxury car to drive didn't even get to enjoy my car haven't even driven my car for 6 months got my car in late oct 2015 & feb recall something needs to be done about this. thank you *tr"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2017-08-02
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2015 acura ilx. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags). the manufacturer indicated on the interim notification that the parts would not be available until mid summer 2016. the contact was unable to determine when the second notification letter would be mailed indicating that the parts would become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2017-09-03
Complaint:
"lessor did not forward a copy of this notice to us (lessee) within the 10 days."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2017-04-03
Complaint:
"vehicle lessor failed to forward copy of recall notice to the lessee within 10 days."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2017-04-03

Recalls for the 2015 Acura ILX

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling specific 2003 acura 3.2cl, 2013-2016 ilx, 2013-2014 ilx hybrid, 2003-2006 mdx, 2007-2016 rdx, 2002-2003 3.2tl, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 tl, 2010-2013 zdx and 2001-2007 and 2009 honda accord, 2001-2005 civic, 2003-2005 civic hybrid, 2001-2005 civic gx ngv, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 cr-v, 2003-2011 element, 2007 fit, 2002-2004 odyssey, 2003-2008 pilot, and 2006-2014 ridgeline vehicles. the affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containing the same inflator type as a service part. due to a manufacturing error, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, these inflators may explode."
Consequence:
An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > DRIVER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2019-03-06
Recall:
"honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 honda cr-v, 2011-2015 cr-z, 2010-2014 fcx, and insight, 2009-2013 fit, 2013-2014 fit ev, 2007-2014 ridgeline, 2013-2016 acura ilx, 2013-2014 acura ilx hybrid, 2007-2016 rdx, 2005-2012 acura rl, 2009-2014 acura tl, and 2010-2013 acura zdx vehicles. the affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture."
Consequence:
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JY0, JY1, and JY2.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > DRIVER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2016-02-03

ACURA Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

ACURA ranks 25 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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