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1998 Acura Integra

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 1998 Acura Integra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 21.

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21Owner complaints

Model-year median: 21

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
52
199536
199622
199721
19988
199917
20006
2001
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
3Steering
3Visibility
3Air Bags
2Engine And Engine Cooling
2
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Suspension
2Equipment
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Power Train
1Seat Belts
1Structure
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 21 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.

  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

7 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports

Suspension complaints

2 reports
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162,000 miles · Sep 12, 2003
SuspensionCrash

CONSUMER STATED WITHIN FOUR YEARS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS. THIS DUE TO LOWER CONTROL ARM BREAKAGE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BALL JOINTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BOTH TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE BACK IN EACH INSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF COMPLETE BALL JOINT AND LOWER CONTROL ARM WORK. *PH *TS …

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CONSUMER STATED WITHIN FOUR YEARS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS. THIS DUE TO LOWER CONTROL ARM BREAKAGE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BALL JOINTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BOTH TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE BACK IN EACH INSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF COMPLETE BALL JOINT AND LOWER CONTROL ARM WORK. *PH *TS *JB

NHTSA ODI #10032435

Mileage unknown · Jan 7, 2003
Suspension

NHTSA#14845-02-E-020-001 APRIL 4/2000 BALL JOINTS:REPLACEMENT FOR STEERING OR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS: THE MATERIAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SEALING BOOT CAN DETERIORATE OVER TIME PERMITTING FOREIGN OBJECTS SUCH AS WATER, DIRT TO INFILTRATE THE SEALING BOOT CAUSE RUST INSIDE THE BALL JOINTS. TS

NHTSA ODI #10002296

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.