Total Complaints
5 filings
ACURA VIGOR · model year
5 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1993ACURAVIGOR carries 5 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1993 VIGOR is engine and engine cooling:engine with 2 filings, followed by power train:manual transmission (1) and service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 3 investigation files overlapping the 1993 VIGOR, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
5 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
THE REAR ROTOR BROKE, WHICH CAUSED A LOUD NOISE.*JB
Mileage: 126,000
WHILE DRIVING 15 TO 20 MPH AND WITH NO PRIOR WARNING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WHEN TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE, HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC
THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED MANY TIMES - THE REVERSE GEAR IS VERY HARD TO ENGAGE AND FOURTH GEAR WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS.
CAMSHAFT SEIZED, SNAPING THE TIMING BELT. *AK
CAMBEARING FAILED, CAUSING CAMSHAFT TO BREAK, ALSO CAMSHAFT MADE OF CAST ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL. *AW
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.