I’ve been an Acura RLX owner (2014) for just over four months now, and I wanted to share my experience so far and get some perspective from other older model Acura/RLX owners.

In that short window, I’ve invested close to $6,000 in repairs and maintenance, which has included:

• Replacing both upper control arms
• Fixing a leaking valve cover gasket
• New battery
• New spark plugs
• Transmission drain & refill
• Brake fluid service
• And most recently, being advised that the catalytic converter now needs to be replaced

All in, we’re sitting at roughly $5,500–$6,000 in maintenance/repairs over four months of ownership. The car drives well overall and I enjoy it, but at this point I’m struggling with the ROI. I chose the RLX over the LS460 at the time because of the rare sightings of the model on the road. This is the first purchase I made where I am starting to second guess the choice. It feels like every month brings another major repair, and I’m trying to figure out whether this is normal for high‑mileage RLXs or if I just ended up with a rough example.

For those who’ve owned an older model (10+ years) Acura and/or RLX long‑term:

• Is this level of maintenance typical once these cars get past 150k miles?
• Did things stabilize for you after the initial catch‑up maintenance, or did the repairs continue?
• Would you stick it out, or cut losses and move into something more predictable?

Appreciate any insight from the community.

I own a 2015 ILX but the AC isn’t functioning well and I am debating on just buying a new car. I test drove a 2025 Integra and enjoy it but I am not sure if it’s a downgrade or upgrade…
Pls advise on what the biggest changes are as someone who’s not familiar with the lingo (ie: CVT)

Hi All!! Does anyone know why sometimes the navigation screen looks like this, while normally it looks like a mini Google Maps screen?

2021 TLX A-Spec AWD

I drive the car in manual mode almost exclusively (except for highway backups). I find that I can react faster than the transmission to hills and prevent the engine from lugging and lighting up the turbo. For those that are curious, here are my gears for steady-state speeds (on flat terrain):

1st: (never, car auto shifts to 2nd at 5 mph)
2nd: 5-12 mph
3rd: 13-19 mph
4th: 20-25 mph
5th: 26-31 mph
6th: 32-39 mph
7th: 40-49 mph
8th: 50-57 mph
9th: 58-64 mph
10th: 65+ mph

I personally think they could’ve taken away 1st and 9th gear, but to those who want to drive their car in manual mode (with the 10-speed), here is a guide to my speeds haha.

I’m new to Acura and my car hisses like crazy when building boost almost like it’s leaking. No engine light or anything. When I roll down my window I can hear it still going like 80 mph. All of this only under load, the place I bought it from says it’s normal but I have driven turbo cars before and have never heard it this loud. It’s still under warranty I believe so I was thinking about taking it in, am I being paranoid?