Acura TL

129 complaints across 4 scored model years and 3 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Acura TL Full report

Grade 2010–2014

2012 vs model median 3.5×

Model median3× median

Airbags & Restraints 23

Drivetrain 16

Engine 6

Avoid

2012

Best

2010 · 2014

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Acura TL
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.93×	20	C
2012	3.54×	72	F
2013	1.07×	25	C
2014	0.57×	12	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	21
City / Highway	18 / 26
Engine	3.7L, 6 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,600

Recalls

3 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
16V061000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2014	2,232,187
19V182000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2014	1,101,534
19V500000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2014	1,558

Others in Midsize Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura TLX	20152020	C
Acura TSX	2010	C
Alfa Romeo Giulia	2017	C
Audi A4	none flagged	B
Audi A4 Allroad	2013	C
Audi A5	none flagged	C
Audi S4	none flagged	B
Audi S5	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2012 TL

Complaints in window: 72
Severity-weighted: 93
Model median (weighted): 26
vs model median: 3.54×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 3
Open investigations: 0

Score 17.5 F