Acura NSX
Registered from 1996 to 2022.
About this model
The Acura NSX is a two-seater sports car manufactured by Acura over two generations. The first generation was produced from 1990 until 2006, whilst the second generation was made from 2016 to 2022. The first generation was introduced as a two-door coupé, with a two-door targa top variant later added, and has a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. The second generation is only a coupé, and has a rear mid-engine, all-wheel-drive layout. The first generation has a transversely-mounted naturally-aspirated engine with a V6 configuration, whilst the second generation has a twin-turbocharged V6 engine supplemented by multiple electric motors in a petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain.
From the Wikipedia article Honda NSX, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 500 hp · 1725 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2021 | 500 hp · 1725 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2020 | 500 hp · 1725 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2019 | 500 hp · 1725 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2018 | 500 hp · 1725 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2017 | 500 hp · 1725 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2016 | 1725 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase |
| 2005 | 1430 kg · 2540 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2004 | 1430 kg · 2540 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2003 | 1430 kg · 2540 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2002 | 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2001 | 1435 kg · 2530 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
74% of 2020 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
18V599000
Brake lights that do not work increase the risk of a crash.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the center high mount brake light, free of charge. The recall began November 2, 2018. Owners may contact Acura Client Relations at 1-844-682-2872. Honda's number for this recall is B2B.
18V600000
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right fuel tanks, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are U29, and Z28.
20V314000
If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Honda will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 22, 2020. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.
23V858000
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Pedestrian alert sounds
Defect petition, opened January 2023, closed August 2023.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Acura filed 25 bulletins about the 2021 NSX.
- Structure: 11
- Steering: 8
- Equipment: 2
- Wheels: 2
- Air bags: 1
- Visibility: 1
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or… · June 2022
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or… · May 2022
- Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or… · April 2022
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or… · March 2022
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or… · March 2022
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or… · February 2022
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of door rattle in the tweeter area. To better understand the cause of this… · February 2022
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or… · January 2022
17 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.