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2017 Acura NSX

Hybrid

Two Seaters
1 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

79 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 3

Complaints1 crash reported 6

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 21 mpg

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

The 2017 Acura NSX is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid coupe. The most efficient version, the NSX Hybrid, is EPA-rated at 21 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 6 complaints, most often about the service brakes.

2017 Acura NSX

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
NSX Hybrid	Hybrid	AWD	3.5L 6-cyl turbo + 260V Li-Ion	21	22	21	$3,900

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 37436.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
NSX Hybrid	6 / 10	LEV-III ULEV125 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 125	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body style	Coupe
Doors	2
GVWR class	Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)

Engine Basics

Cylinders	6
Displacement	3.5 L
Engine configuration	V-Shaped

Engine Output

Horsepower

500 hp

Fuel Economy

Fuel	Gasoline

Seating

Seat rows	1
Seating capacity	2 seats

Transmission

Drivetrain	4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Transmission	Dual-Clutch Transmission (DCT)
Transmission speeds	9

Driver assistance

Standard: Anti-lock brakes, Backup camera, Electronic stability control

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes one configuration rather than every trim (seen: Latitude). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada

Length	176.0 in
Width (body, without mirrors)	76.4 in
Height	48.0 in
Wheelbase	103.5 in
Track, front	65.4 in
Track, rear	63.8 in
Curb weight	3,803 lb
Weight distribution, front/rear	42/58

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here one configuration: All versions. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

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Recalls (3)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Fuel System, Gasoline

KGC, KGD

2,490,460 vehicles 79% reported repaired

Problem Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail. Risk Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix 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.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 23V858000 reported Dec 18, 2023 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Electrical System

B2B

793 vehicles 90% reported repaired built Mar 21, 2016 – Jul 31, 2017

Problem Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 Acura NSX vehicles. Road vibrations may cause the metal screws that secure the printed circuit board for the high mounted center brake light to loosen and contact the circuitry, possibly resulting in the brake light fuse blowing and the brake lights not functioning. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment." Risk Brake lights that do not work increase the risk of a crash. Fix 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.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 18V599000 reported Sep 7, 2018 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Fuel System, Gasoline

U29, Z28

967 vehicles 92% reported repaired built Mar 21, 2016 – Dec 4, 2017

Problem Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Acura NSX vehicles. The crossover pipe couplers between the left and right fuel tanks may leak. Risk A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. Fix 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.

Filed with NHTSARemedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 18V600000 reported Sep 7, 2018 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

NHTSA defect investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds closed

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021. On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject mat

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005 · the investigation’s page →

Whether any of this applies to one specific NSX

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2017 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Acura publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Acura’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2017 Acura NSX, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

6complaints filed

1 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2018: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2025: 2

Most-cited components

Service Brakes 2

Unspecified 2

Fuel/Propulsion System 2

Electrical System 1

Air Bags 1

Structure 1

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

On my 2017 Acura NSX, Fuel Pump Module have failed on July 12, 2025, while driving on a highway, and the engine stalled coming to a stop in the middle of the freeway. The service dealer at Greensboro Acura confirmed the failed Fuel Pump Module part number is 17708-T6N-A02-M1 and it is clearly listed under NHTSA Recall 23V-858 report on…

Fuel/Propulsion System Jul 28, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11676787

Carbon fiber brake rotors are cracking and Acura s doing nothing to correct the problem

Service Brakes at 6,000 miles Mar 15, 2018 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11079506

The car has lost power a couple of times. When the car's battery goes dead, you cannot close either door on this car. If you have bad weather there is a good chance the interior of this car will get damaged. There is an one inch gap between the door and the body of the car.

Electrical System at 1,650 miles Jun 9, 2018 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11100712

My vehicle experienced a fuel pump module failure identical to the known defect under Recall 23V-858, but my VIN is not currently included in the recall. I believe it should be.

Fuel/Propulsion System Jul 14, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11673469

Every time you accelerate it makes a load rattling noise & the a.c. Works when it wants to

Service Brakes at 13,500 miles Mar 8, 2018 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11076850

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Acura itself: 1 death-or-injury claim on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 1 injured, as claimed, not verified. Every NSX model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 127

Most recentmanufacturer date 2023-01-25

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 127 service bulletins

Most often about: Structure, Equipment, Electrical System, Steering, Latches/Locks/Linkages.

ONL6NZ01252023 Service bulletin
2023-01-25 · Electrical System
Owner Notification Letter - Our records indicate that a Product Update has not been completed on this vehicle (Vehicle Identification Number [VIN NUMBER]). The PGM-FI computer may not output some required communication data to a generic scan tool under certain conditions due to an internal software defect. This has no effect on the function or use of the vehicle.
B21-036 Service bulletin
2022-08-18 · Electrical System
"Service bulletin - Due to a software defect between two CPUs, the Generic Scan Tool (GST) may not be able to read the Calibration ID (CID) of the CPU under some limited conditions. NOTE: The GST issue doesn't impact the Honda scan tool."
BTI&08102022902 Service bulletin
2022-08-10 · Structure
Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2017-2018 NSXs with a client complaint of the outer door handle not retracting properly. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
BTI&07262022904 Service bulletin
2022-07-26 · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2017-2018 NSXs with a client complaint of the outer door handle not retracting properly. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
BTI&07112022902 Service bulletin
2022-07-11 · Structure
Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2017-2018 NSXs with a client complaint of the outer door handle not retracting properly. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
BTI&06142022901 Service bulletin
2022-06-14 · Structure — Body — Door — Handle — Exterior
Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2017-2018 NSXs with a client complaint of the outer door handle not retracting properly. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
BTI&02082022902 Service bulletin
2022-02-08 · Structure
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 condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
BTI&01222022903 Service bulletin
2022-01-22 · Structure
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 condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

Code	What it means	Most often filed under	Where it appears
P0455 P0455 on Acura →	A large leak in the evaporative emissions system — often a fuel cap left off.	Fuel/Propulsion System · Gas cap →	4 bulletins
P0456 P0456 on Acura →	A very small leak in the evaporative emissions system.	Fuel/Propulsion System · Gas cap →	4 bulletins
B12C5	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	2 bulletins
P26C3 P26C3 on Acura →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	2 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

NSX by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2022 A 0 0 21 mpg 2021 A 0 1 21 mpg 2020 A 1 0 21 mpg 2019 B 2 1 21 mpg 2018 C 3 0 21 mpg 2017 this page C 3 6 21 mpg

Common questions about the 2017 NSX

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2017 Acura NSX have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 3 recall campaigns for the 2017 Acura NSX. The most serious on file is 23V858000, covering Fuel System, Gasoline. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2017 Acura NSX?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2017 Acura NSX yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it C (79/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2017 Acura NSX?

For the 2017 Acura NSX, the best EPA combined figure is 21 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What are the dimensions of the 2017 Acura NSX?

Transport Canada measured it at 176.0 in long, 76.4 in wide (body, without mirrors), 48.0 in tall, on a 103.5 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 3,803 lb. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2017 Acura NSX?

Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Acura NSX, most often about service brakes, unspecified, fuel/propulsion system. Of those, 1 involved a crash. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2017 Acura NSX?

The EPA smog rating for the 2017 Acura NSX is 6 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — Federal Tier 3 Bin 125, LEV-III ULEV125 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2017 Acura NSX?

The manufacturer has filed 127 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2017 Acura NSX, most often covering structure, equipment, electrical system. The most recent is dated 2023-01-25. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	1 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	1 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	3	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	6	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	none	NHTSA NCAP	NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins	127	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	1	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	Open and closed defect investigations, with the agency's own narrative.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	13 fields	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions	7 fields	Transport Canada, Canadian Vehicle Specifications	Length, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipment	none	Manufacturer press kit	We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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2017 Acura NSX

Specs & fuel economy

Emissions & certification

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Dimensions Exterior

Engine Basics

Engine Output

Fuel Economy

Seating

Transmission

Driver assistance

Dimensions & weight

Factory warranty running out?

Recalls (3)

Fuel System, Gasoline

Electrical System

Fuel System, Gasoline

NHTSA defect investigations

Whether any of this applies to one specific NSX

Hear about a recall before the letter does

Parts & accessories for the 2017 Acura NSX

Owner complaints

Most-cited components

In owners' own words

Crash ratings

Service bulletins & campaigns

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

NSX by model year

Common questions about the 2017 NSX

Does the 2017 Acura NSX have any recalls?

How safe is the 2017 Acura NSX?

What is the fuel economy of the 2017 Acura NSX?

What are the dimensions of the 2017 Acura NSX?

What do owners complain about on the 2017 Acura NSX?

How clean is the 2017 Acura NSX?

Are there service bulletins for the 2017 Acura NSX?

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Where to go next

Sources & method