Acura Tlx Reliability
1,262 NHTSA complaints (2012–2025). Complaint rate: 44.9 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2015–2016 Acura Tlx. The 2022–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Acura Tlx Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 230 | 3.0% |
| ENGINE | 209 | 2.9% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 141 | 1.4% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 109 | 1.8% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 70 | 1.4% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 69 | 20.3% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 67 | 1.5% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 47 | 12.8% |
| STEERING | 33 | 3.0% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 26 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015AVOID | — | 527 | 18 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016AVOID | — | 156 | 8 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 94 | 6 | 2 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018AVOID | — | 144 | 4 | 1 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 128 | 13 | 1 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 92 | 5 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 73 | 4 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 26 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Acura Tlxaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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