Acura Integra — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Acura Integra deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | ICE |
|---|---|
| Power | 200 (1.5T) / 320 (Type S) |
| 0–100 km/h | 7.0 (base) / 5.2 (Type S) UNVERIFIED |
| New price US | 34595 |
| New price EU | N/A - not sold in EU (Honda Integra in JP/CN) |
| New price CN | UNVERIFIED |
| Used price signal | 2023 ~$25-30k; 2024 ~$27-35k; 2025 Type S ~$48-53k |
| Value call | Used 2025 undercuts new; best resale in class |
| Sweet-spot year | 2025 |
| Years to avoid | 2023 |
| Reliability flag | High on one axis - steering rack defect (recall issued); Type S engine issues documented |
| Biggest risk | Steering seizure risk on unrecalled 2023-2024; verify recall |
| Community verdict | Best daily sport compact nobody at the office will notice |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Did not exist (revived 2023) |
| 2022 | Did not exist |
| 2023 | Launch (DE4) · 1.5T 200 hp; CVT or 6MT · First year; steering-rack defect cohort · Steering gearbox recall (Dec 2024, covers 2023s) · ~$25–30k (82k-mi A-Spec Tech $25.2k) |
| 2024 | Type S (DE5) added · 2.0T K20C1 320 hp; 6MT only; LSD, Brembos · Type S teething: expansion tank, oil leak, rattles · Steering recall coverage continues · ~$27–35k (19k-mi $27k) |
| 2025 | Refresh (fascia) · Unchanged · Settling; forum issue volume declining · None major new · ~$30–38k; Type S ~$48–53k |
| 2026 | Tech update · Unchanged; 9" screen std, wireless CarPlay/AA std · Too early · None yet · New: $34,595–$54,595 |
Sweet-spot year: 2025
Years to skip: 2023