2016 Acura ILX Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 33%of 52 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 19,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the brakes of the 2016 Acura ILX, 33% of the 52 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The vehicle accelerated by itself as I parked in a parking space. I steped on the brake but the vehicle just surged forward. Never happened before, but just that day morning as I parked in front of my working place, some malfunctions either in computer or overall vehicle system occurred that day.”
NHTSA complaint #11191474, filed 2019-03, 25,000 miles“The car displayed multiple errors on its multi-information display. The errors include brake system problem, ABS problem, road departure mitigation system problem, and adaptive cruise control problem. Those error messages went away on my way to elk grove Acura but I was able to record them on my phone. There was still an error message in the acuralink system for the electric power steering that I showed the service advisor. He deleted the message without telling me and said those errors are caused by a low battery. …”
NHTSA complaint #11056724, filed 2017-12, 5,352 miles“Same as the other incidents submitted below - my car accelerates when I apply the brakes. I have to take my foot off of the brakes and reapply before the car reacts and stops. This fault occurs when I'm slowing down and almost at a stop, so this has happened when I have been in close proximity of other cars in front of me, people in crosswalks, approaching my neighborhood gate, slowing down to make a turn, slowing down when approaching stop signs - I had no choice but to run the stop sign. This has happened 8-9 times. First time it happened, I thought it might have been my mistake. …”
NHTSA complaint #11205412, filed 2019-05, 32,000 miles“1st incident - on oct 17th 2017, on my way back from gym and this is a street drive. I was approaching a stop sign which is on a sort of a hill. I pressed the brakes and the car accelerated insteat and I could not stop at the stop sign. I did press it again harder and the car stopped but I had already crossed the stop sign by then. I was confused and scared but assumed that it was my fault and continued home driving carefully. 2nd incident - on the same day on my way to work, the exact same thing happened and again I pressed very hard on the brakes the second time and that helped. …”
NHTSA complaint #11039768, filed 2017-10, 6,000 miles“When applying the rear brakes they constantly squeal very loudly. The dealership keeps looking into this and says Acura doesn't have a solution for the problem because they have not received enough complaints about it yet. So I am supposed to drive a vehicle with squealy brakes?”
NHTSA complaint #10994084, filed 2017-06, 13,000 milesRelated recalls
- 25V859000Dec 11, 2025Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Acura ILX vehicles. Contaminated brake fluid may cause a seal inside the brake master cylinder…Covers: Acura ILX 2016–2020
Related service bulletins
- 10085270Aug 16, 2016Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2016-2017 ilxs with a client complaint of a high pitch squeal noise coming from the front brakes. To fully…
- 10084582Jul 28, 2016"dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2016-2017 ilxs with a client complaint of a high pitch squeal noise coming from the front brakes. To fully…
- 10084452Jul 15, 2016Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2016-2017 ilxs & 2014-2016 rlxs with a client complaint of a high pitch squeal noise coming from the front brakes…
- 10084448Jul 12, 2016Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2016-2017 ilxs & 2014-2016 rlxs with a client complaint of a high pitch squeal noise coming from the front brakes…
- 10084387Jul 7, 2016Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is collecting a healthy front brake assembly from certain 2016-2017 ilxs, rdxs & 2014-2016 rlxs which fit a specific criteria.
- 10084386Jul 7, 2016Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2016-2017 ilxs, rdxs & 2014-2016 rlxs with a client complaint of a high pitch squeal noise coming from the front…
- 10083915Apr 19, 2016Service bulletin - replace front brake pads due to noise.
- 10088456Feb 2, 2016Service bulletin - front brakes squeal when applied.
- 10099943Dec 4, 2015"service news article - do you have a vehicle in for squealing front brakes with just 2,000 to 4,000 miles on the odometer? Out-of-spec front brake discs may be the culprit. The…
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Acura ILX
17 complaintsOther or unknown
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Acura ILX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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