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Acura TLX

Every Acura TLX model year on file, 2009 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years88946 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years172009 to 2025
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,318Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 342, 38% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0100200300400200920112013201534220172019202120232025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Acura TLX complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
293
Powertrain
263
Electrical system
158
Fuel system
110
Brakes
71
Driver assistance
65
Speed control
49
Steering
37
Suspension
27
Structure
23
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Acura TLX model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Acura TLX by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Sedan40.0100116
2024Sedan50.01001112
2023Sedan110.01573239
2022Sedan250.03573279
2021Sedan705.782442113
2020Sedan636.37005350
2019Sedan928.76826368
2018Sedan954.27924392
2017Sedan717.041832146
2016Sedan1107.378632251
2015Sedan3423.82,13862430
2014Not decoded0NoneNone009
2013Not decoded0NoneNone008
2012Not decoded10.0100003
2011Not decoded0NoneNone004
2010Not decoded0NoneNone004
2009Not decoded0NoneNone004
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Acura TLX

  • 26V-332 May 21, 2026
    Front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash
    Airbags · 99k vehicles
  • 25V-391 Jun 12, 2025
    Brake pedal pivot pin was not secured properly, which can cause the pedal to shift out of position
    Brakes · 259k vehicles
  • 24V-950 Dec 19, 2024
    Fuel filler neck and fuel tank may have been improperly welded, which can result in a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 167 vehicles
  • 24V-064 Feb 1, 2024
    Front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended
    Airbags · 750k vehicles
  • 23V-858 Dec 18, 2023
    Fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 2.49M vehicles
  • 23V-751 Nov 13, 2023
    Due to a manufacturing error, the connecting rod bearing in the engine may wear and seize, damaging the engine
    Engine and cooling · 249k vehicles
  • 22V-950 Dec 22, 2022
    Tires may have sustained cuts and tears during the sorting process, which can result in tire damage
    Tires · 19 vehicles
  • 21V-215 Mar 25, 2021
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 625k vehicles
  • 19V-298 Apr 12, 2019
    Timing belt teeth may separate from the belt
    Engine and cooling · 94k vehicles
  • 19V-060 Jan 29, 2019
    Particulates in fuel may adhere to the internal components of the fuel pump, reducing its performance
    Fuel system · 437k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.