Acura TL - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Acura TL owners have reported a total of 3,774 problems for their cars built in the 19 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Acura TL. The 2004 Acura TL cars have the most problems reported (684 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Acura TL

Model Year Number of Problems
  2014 TL
17
  2013 TL
71
  2012 TL
158
  2011 TL
22
  2010 TL
73
  2009 TL
48
  2008 TL
178
  2007 TL
152
  2006 TL
323
  2005 TL
510
  2004 TL
684
  2003 TL
435
  2002 TL
363
  2001 TL
178
  2000 TL
281
  1999 TL
176
  1998 TL
30
  1997 TL
34
  1996 TL
38

🔍 Common problems of Acura TL

The following chart shows the 30 most common problems for Acura TL cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (891 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (842 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Acura TL

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Acura TL of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across TL model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Acura TL model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across TL Model Years

TL
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2014 1712,35412    
0.11
  2013 7124,43513    
0.22
  2012 15853,44214    
0.21
  2011 2212,80815    
0.11
  2010 7337,46716    
0.12
  2009 4833,69817    
0.08
  2008 17856,72318    
0.17
  2007 15249,47319    
0.16
  2006 32378,12320    
0.21
  2005 51082,50921    
0.29
  2004 68476,03222    
0.41
  2003 43593,90923    
0.20
  2002 36361,67524    
0.25
  2001 17834,86425    
0.20
  2000 28167,62526    
0.16

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Acura TL is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2014 TL
2
  2013 TL
3
  2012 TL
20
  2010 TL
4
  2009 TL
3
  2008 TL
8
  2007 TL
7
  2006 TL
8
  2005 TL
19
  2004 TL
42
  2003 TL
39
  2002 TL
56
  2001 TL
14
  2000 TL
15
  1999 TL
2
  1997 TL
1
  1996 TL
5


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