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Acura RL at salvage auctions

Copart 2025 Acura RL JH4KB16535C003832 Front End139,100 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2001 Acura RL 3.5RL JH4KA965X1C800106 Rear End upcomingNov 12 Copart 2009 Acura RL JH4KB26629C000702 Rear End199,473 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2005 Acura RL JH4KB16575C019273 Front End upcomingNov 12 Copart 2009 Acura RL JH4KB26659C000533 Mechanical188,244 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2005 Acura RL JH4KB16555C005453 Front End207,883 mi Nov 9 Copart 2002 Acura RL 3.5RL JH4KA96532C008705 Rear End195,455 mi Nov 9 Copart 2002 Acura RL 3.5RL JH4KA96592C001631 Front End Feb 1 Copart 2005 Acura RL JH4KB16535C007900 Front End185,135 mi Jan 27 Copart 2005 Acura RL JH4KB16545C015665 Front End175,513 mi Jan 26 Copart 1999 Acura RL 3.5RL JH4KA9651XC010959 Front End Jan 25 Copart 2006 Acura RL JH4KB16566C005186 All Over159,122 mi Jan 24 Copart 2005 Acura RL JH4KB16505C011094 Vandalism104,556 mi Jan 23 Copart 2005 Acura RL JH4KB16555C015173 Front End192,268 mi Jan 23 Copart 2010 Acura RL JH4KB2F65AC002819 Rear End90,067 mi Jan 23 Copart 2005 Acura RL JH4KB16575C015515 Mechanical231,281 mi Jan 23 Copart 1996 Acura RL JH4KA9658TC008054 Minor Dent / Scratches292,777 mi Jan 23 Copart 2010 Acura RL JH4KB2F60AC001125 Rear End Jan 20 Copart 2008 Acura RL JH4KB16648C004694 Front End115,320 mi Jan 20 Copart 2006 Acura RL JH4KB16596C002637 Front End156,382 mi Jan 20 Copart 2003 Acura RL 3.5RL JH4KA96573C001452 Mechanical210,753 mi Jan 20 Copart 1998 Acura RL SE JH4KA9687WC010683 Front End Jan 20 Copart 2005 Acura RL JH4KB16505C009653 Front End233,532 mi Jul 5 Copart 2007 Acura RL JH4KB16677C004431 Side250,867 mi Jun 30

Acura RL: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Acura RL: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars101
Median retail value$4,860
Median repair cost, % of value119%
Median odometer178,909 mi
Run and drive97%
Model year
2002
272005
2010
2015
2020
2025
Primary damage
  1. Front End 53 52%
  2. Rear End 16 16%
  3. Side 9 8.9%
  4. Minor Dent / Scratches 6 5.9%
  5. Mechanical 5 5.0%
  6. All Over 3 3.0%
  7. Normal Wear 3 3.0%
  8. Vandalism 3 3.0%
  9. Water / Flood 2 2.0%
  10. Rollover 1 <1%
Yard state
  1. IL13 13%
  2. CA9 8.9%
  3. CO7 6.9%
  4. GA6 5.9%
  5. NC6 5.9%
  6. PA6 5.9%
  7. FL5 5.0%
  8. VA5 5.0%
  9. OH4 4.0%
  10. SC4 4.0%
  11. TN4 4.0%
  12. CT3 3.0%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

525 complaints about the Acura RL (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints525
With a crash26
With a fire8
Injured14
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Airbags
    median 113,000 mi at failure     141 27%
  2. Exterior lighting
    median 73,000 mi at failure     62 12%
  3. Electrical system
    median 75,750 mi at failure     60 11%
  4. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 107,433 mi at failure     42 8%
  5. Brakes
    median 85,650 mi at failure     34 6%
  6. Engine and cooling
    median 107,000 mi at failure     24 5%
  7. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 71,000 mi at failure     19 4%
  8. Speed control
    median 35,000 mi at failure     16 3%
  9. Steering
    median 110,000 mi at failure     16 3%
  10. Body and structure
    median 50,500 mi at failure     15 3%
Complaints by model year
1996
2000
1532005
2010
2015

Recalls

21 recall campaigns for the Acura RL.

Recall campaigns by model year
1996
2000
112005
2010
2012

Real sale prices

206 sales of the Acura RL at US government auctions, median price $1,800. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.