IllustrationI WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD SUDDENLY THE CAR JUST QUIT WHILE I WAS IN MY FOURTH GEAR. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND A TECHNICIAN LOOKING AT MY SITUATION I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FROM HONDA ACURA DEALER SHIP.
1996 Acura Integra
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1996 Acura Integra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 21.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →36Owner complaints
Model-year median: 21
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0InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1996 Acura Integra
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 36 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Air Bags: 8 reports
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 5 reports
- Electrical System: 4 reports
- Vehicle Speed Control: 4 reports
- Visibility: 3 reports
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Recall links
No recall campaigns in this snapshot.
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Integra years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 9 of 36 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
6 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
4 reportsTHE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AS STATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
HAD STARTED VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING IT WHEN AN ODOR HAD ENTERED INSIDE VEHICLE. DROVE TO MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED OVER , AND LIFTED HOOD. NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF ELECTRICAL WIRING. WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES.*AK CONSUM…
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HAD STARTED VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING IT WHEN AN ODOR HAD ENTERED INSIDE VEHICLE. DROVE TO MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED OVER , AND LIFTED HOOD. NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF ELECTRICAL WIRING. WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES.*AK CONSUMER STATES STARTER CAUSED FIRE.*JB
ELECTRICAL HARNESS FAILED.
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.