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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Acura ILX Recalls

The 2018 Acura ILX has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 11, 2025.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Acura ILX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
23

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2018 Acura ILX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2018 Acura ILX

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Campaign
25V859000
Reported
December 11, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 70,658
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2016–2017, 2019–2020 ILX

25V859000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
23V858000
Reported
December 18, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 2,490,460
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2016–2017, 2019–2020 ILX, 19 other models

23V858000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: driveline: driveshaft

Campaign
19V424000
Reported
June 6, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 49,898
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2016–2017, 2019 ILX

19V424000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Campaign
19V052000
Reported
January 24, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 4,455
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014–2017, 2019 ILX

19V052000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Acura ILX complaints by year

NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2018 Acura ILX, the newest on June 2, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (9%).

In complaints about the 2018 Acura ILX, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (52%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (30%) and the electrical system (9%).

2 of the 2018 Acura ILX's 4 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel/Propulsion System12
  • Fuel System, Gasoline7
  • Electrical System2
  • Engine2
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
  • Seat Belts1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Acura ILX received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20185
20211
20222
20247
20254
20264

Complaints about the 2018 Acura ILX peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 7. 26% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 23 complaints about the 2018 Acura ILX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Acura ILX by model year

Other 2018 Acura models

Newest record on this page: June 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted