2016 Acura TLX problems
Owners have filed 163 complaints about the 2016 Acura TLX with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 16.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 14.7%.
Complaints163
Crashes8
Fires0
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 16.6% · 27
Electrical system 14.7% · 24
Power train 9.8% · 16
Engine and engine cooling 8.6% · 14
Unknown or other 8.6% · 14
Vehicle speed control 6.7% · 11
Fuel/propulsion system 6.1% · 10
Tires 3.1% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 5 model years of the Acura TLX in this data, 2016 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2015 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 57 in the last three years against 37 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 38,000 miles.
In owners' own words
My electrical parking brake stays on even when I unapply the brake. Sometimes my automatic emergency braking light will come on saying disabled. My traction stability control will become disabled out of nowhere. My lane keeping assistance will also become disabled with everything else. All this happens all together and my check engine and emission warning light come on whenever everything becomes disabled. Engine · reported at 38,000 miles
Recall related to crankshaft and engine wear/malfunction is not addressed in a timely manner from recall date. My local dealership has a waitlist of 500+ cars to address and they donât even have enough parts to do so. I do not feel confident that technicians will inspect thoroughly and that leaves my family and I at risk while driving this car with a considerable issue. Engine
Transmission fails mid drive on freeway. Multiple vehicles had to avoid the possibility of horrific collision. Vehicle has lost engine power and will not exceed 60mph. I have. Check in with a Facebook Acura group and more the. 2,000 members had the same issue. All Acuras from 2016 to 2023 had failed transmissions at 10k miles to 45k miles. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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