Complete current-market desk
Acura vehicle research
The Acura vehicle research desk indexes 6 current EPA model families for model years 2025–2026, totaling 17 certification records across 15 model/option labels. Current Acura certification data spans Electricity, Premium fuel types and All-Wheel Drive, Front-Wheel Drive, Rear-Wheel Drive drivetrains, with combined efficiency of 19–91 MPG/MPGe. The archive extends further back with 14 additional model-year records across 6 Acura models. 6 dedicated model hubs break this down by nameplate, and each family page adds its own 12-answer decision desk covering configuration choice, ownership, maintenance and used buying. Every figure here traces back to its own EPA row or dated manufacturer source, never averaged across the make.
Trim guides
Trims, with primary source trails.
4 trims · 1.5L turbo four-cylinder or 2.0L turbo four-cylinder (Type S) · FWD · seating for 5.
4 trims · full model guide →2025 · Three-row luxury SUVMDX6 trims · 3.5L V6 or 3.0L turbo V6 (Type S) · FWD / AWD · seating for 7.
6 trims · full model guide →2026 · Compact luxury SUVRDX5 trims · 2.0L turbo four-cylinder · Standard AWD · seating for 5.
5 trims · full model guide →2025 · Compact luxury SUVRDX5 trims · 2.0L turbo four-cylinder · Standard AWD · seating for 5.
5 trims · full model guide →2025 · Midsize luxury sedanTLX3 trims · 2.0L turbo four-cylinder or 3.0L turbo V6 (Type S) · FWD / AWD · seating for 5.
3 trims · full model guide →2026 · Subcompact luxury SUVADX3 trims · 1.5L VTEC turbo four-cylinder · AWD · seating for 5.
3 trims · full model guide →2026 · Electric SUVZDX3 trims · Electric motor(s), single or dual · RWD / AWD · seating for 5.
3 trims · full model guide →2026 · Compact HatchbackIntegra4 trims · 1.5-liter 4-cylinder (Turbo), 2.0-liter 4-cylinder (VTEC, Turbo) · FWD · seating for 5.
4 trims · full model guide →2026 · Mid-Size SUVMDX7 trims · 3.5-liter V6 (i-VTEC), 3.0-liter V6 (Turbo) · FWD / AWD · seating for 7.
7 trims · full model guide →Official market snapshot
Every Acura EPA family in the dataset.
| Family | Year | Vehicle class | Configurations | Model/option labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADX → | 2026 | Small Station Wagons | 2 | 2 |
| Integra → | 2026 | Large Cars | 4 | 2 |
| MDX → | 2026 | Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, +1 more | 3 | 3 |
| RDX → | 2026 | Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD | 2 | 2 |
| TLX → | 2025 | Compact Cars | 3 | 3 |
| ZDX → | 2026 | Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD | 3 | 3 |
2 certified configurations · 2 model/option labels
16 model answers · All-Wheel Drive, Front-Wheel Drive →2026 · Large CarsIntegra4 certified configurations · 2 model/option labels
18 model answers · Front-Wheel Drive →2026 · Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, +1 moreMDX3 certified configurations · 3 model/option labels
13 model answers · All-Wheel Drive, Front-Wheel Drive →2026 · Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDRDX2 certified configurations · 2 model/option labels
20 model answers · All-Wheel Drive →2025 · Compact CarsTLX3 certified configurations · 3 model/option labels
5 model answers · All-Wheel Drive, Front-Wheel Drive →2026 · Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDZDX3 certified configurations · 3 model/option labels
12 model answers · All-Wheel Drive, Rear-Wheel Drive →Model research hubs
Every Acura nameplate, with all of its published model years.
Acura Integra specs by model year, with the trim and EPA configuration record for each one.
Open the Acura Integra model hub →Compact luxury SUVAcura RDXAcura RDX specs by model year, with the trim and EPA configuration record for each one.
Open the Acura RDX model hub →Electric SUVAcura ZDXAcura ZDX specs by model year, with the trim and EPA configuration record for each one.
Open the Acura ZDX model hub →Midsize luxury sedanAcura TLXAcura TLX specs by model year, with the trim and EPA configuration record for each one.
Open the Acura TLX model hub →Subcompact luxury SUVAcura ADXAcura ADX specs by model year, with the trim and EPA configuration record for each one.
Open the Acura ADX model hub →Three-row luxury SUVAcura MDXAcura MDX specs by model year, with the trim and EPA configuration record for each one.
Open the Acura MDX model hub →Model-year archive
Every indexed Acura model year.
14 model-year records across 6 Acura models.
Other makes
Compare Acura against other current-market makes.
Recall record across the lineup
Acura: which models carry more or fewer federal safety recalls than the brand’s own average.
Above the Acura average
- Acura MDX : about 5.5 recalls per model-year on file across 11 published years.
| Model | Average recalls per model-year | Total recalls on file | Model years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acura MDX | 5.5 | 60 | 11 |
| Acura TLX | 3.5 | 39 | 11 |
| Acura RDX | 2.5 | 27 | 11 |
| Acura Integra | 2.0 | 6 | 3 |
Method: each model’s average is computed from the same NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation: Recalls API model-year data shown on that model’s own hub, queried by exact make, model and model year. Data pulled 2026-09-04. Models with fewer than 3 published model years of recall data are excluded from this comparison.
Check open recalls by VIN for one particular vehicle.
Q01Which Acura models have the most federal recalls?
MDX carries a higher average recall rate than other Acura models checked here. See each model's own hub for the year-by-year breakdown.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation: Recalls API.
About the brand
About Acura.
Acura is the luxury and performance division of Japanese automaker Honda, based primarily in North America. The brand was launched on March 27, 1986, marketing luxury and performance automobiles. Acura sells cars in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Panama.
- History
- The brand was created around the same time as Japanese rivals Nissan and Toyota developed their respective Infiniti and Lexus premium brands. The Japanese government imposed voluntary export restraints for the U.S. market, so it was more profitable for Japanese automakers to export more expensive cars to the U.S. Following a decade of research, Honda opened 60 new dealerships in North America by 1986, to support its Acura automobile division.
- Lineup
- Acura was the first luxury division established by a Japanese automaker, launched alongside a new Honda Clio dealership channel in Japan. Its first flagship, the Legend, made Acura one of the best-selling luxury marques in the U.S. in its early years, outselling established brands like BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and its success inspired Toyota and Nissan to launch their own luxury divisions, Lexus and Infiniti. The 1990 NSX, a mid-engine exotic sports car, introduced Honda's VTEC variable valve timing to North America and offered a more reliable alternative to exotic European sports cars. In the late 1990s Acura built a Type R version of its compact Integra with reduced curb weight, a stiffer suspension, and a high-output VTEC engine. The early 2000s brought the brand's first all-original SUV, the MDX, along with the RSX and TSX as replacements for the Integra coupe and sedan, and Type-S performance versions joined the RSX, CL, and TL. The 2005 RL flagship introduced SH-AWD, Acura's torque-vectoring all-wheel-drive system. Today the lineup splits into everyday luxury vehicles like the TLX sedan and MDX/RDX SUVs, and performance-oriented Type S variants that carry forward the brand's original enthusiast-driven identity.
- Racing
- Almost since its inception, Acura has been involved in American motorsports, specifically in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and IMSA GT Championship series. Starting in 1991, Acura reached an agreement with Comptech Racing to use the V6 motor of the Acura NSX in Comptech's Camel Lights Spice prototype.
Source: Acura (Wikipedia)