AI DamageAcura NSX: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Acura NSX across 5 model years: 8 owner complaints and 101 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Fuel/propulsion system 38% of all complaints
- 2 Service brakes 25% of all complaints
- 3 Structure 13% of all complaints
- 4 Electrical system 13% of all complaints
- 5 Air bags 13% of all complaints
- Fuel/propulsion system: 3 complaints (38% of all).
- Service brakes: 2 complaints (25% of all); manufacturer bulletins for this component: 2.
- Structure: 1 complaints (13% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner; manufacturer bulletins for this component: 101.
- Electrical system: 1 complaints (13% of all); manufacturer bulletins for this component: 30.
- Air bags: 1 complaints (13% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner; manufacturer bulletins for this component: 3.
Engines and transmissions
US-market versions per EPA. On the right: how many NHTSA complaints name this engine or transmission type.
- 3 L · petrol · 6 cyl 1991–2005
- 3.2 L · petrol · 6 cyl 1998–2005
- 3.5 L · hybrid · turbo · 6 cyl 2017–2022
- automatic, 4-speed 1991–2005
- dual-clutch (DCT), 9-speed 2017–2022
- manual, 5-speed 1991–1996
- manual, 6-speed 1998–2005
Drive: RWD, AWD
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 8 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel/propulsion system | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Structure | 1 | 1 | 101 |
| Electrical system | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Air bags | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Visibility | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Equipment | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Latches, locks, linkages | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Steering | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Engine and cooling | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Wheels | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fuel system | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Seats | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Powertrain | 0 | 0 | 2 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
I believe in 2020, the car was repaired for a recall notice on the fuel pump. At the time, I had around 2000 miles on the car. I now have about 4700 miles on the car. On September 4th of this year, I was driving on ta road and the car completely lost power on the road.
On my 2017 Acura NSX, Fuel Pump Module have failed on July 12, 2025, while driving on a highway, and the engine stalled coming to a stop in the middle of the freeway.
My vehicle experienced a fuel pump module failure identical to the known defect under Recall 23V-858, but my VIN is not currently included in the recall. I believe it should be.
The car has lost power a couple of times. When the car's battery goes dead, you cannot close either door on this car. If you have bad weather there is a good chance the interior of this car will get damaged. There is an one inch gap between the door and the body of the car.
Carbon fiber brake rotors are cracking and acura s doing nothing to correct the problem
Every time you accelerate it makes a load rattling noise & the a.c. Works when it wants to ..
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Fuel/propulsion system. Fuel smell, leaks, rough running, fuel-system codes.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
Manufacturer service bulletins
Bulletin titles as filed with NHTSA.
- Owner Notification Letter - Our records indicate that a Product Update has not been completed on this…
- "Service bulletin - Due to a software defect between two CPUs, the Generic Scan Tool (GST) may not be able…
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc
Repair videos
We do not copy videos: these are YouTube links credited to their authors. Amounts are as stated by the author and not verified by us.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-04.