Acura TLX

607 complaints across 7 scored model years and 13 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Acura TLX Full report

Grade 2015–2021

2015 vs model median 4.6×

Model median3× median

Drivetrain 111

Engine 25

Electrical 22

Avoid

2015 · 2020

Best

2017 · 2018

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 TLX
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2015	4.59×	255	F
2016	1.25×	65	C
2017	0.83×	42	C
2018	0.73×	40	C
2019	0.83×	43	C
2020	1.06×	48	D
2021	1.00×	54	C
2022 P	0.47×	35	B
2023 P	0.16×	11	A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	24.5
City / Highway	21.5 / 30
Engine	2L, 4 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,100

Recalls

13 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
23V858000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2015–2020	2,490,460
24V064000	AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER	2020, 2021	750,114
21V215000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2019, 2020	624,552
19V060000	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2015–2019	437,032
25V391000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES	2021–2023	259,033
23V751000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL	2015–2020	248,999
26V332000	AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER	2018–2023	98,892
19V298000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS	2019	93,946

+ 5 further campaigns

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 TL	2012	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 2015 TLX

Complaints in window: 255
Severity-weighted: 355.5
Model median (weighted): 78
vs model median: 4.59×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 6
Open investigations: 1

Score 6.7 F