Acura TLX - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Acura TLX owners have reported a total of 1,384 problems for their cars built in the 12 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 TLX. The 2015 Acura TLX cars have the most problems reported (532 problems).

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

Model Year Number of Problems
  2025 TLX
6
  2024 TLX
8
  2023 TLX
17
  2022 TLX
44
  2021 TLX
136
  2020 TLX
91
  2019 TLX
134
  2018 TLX
146
  2017 TLX
110
  2016 TLX
159
  2015 TLX
532
  2012 TLX
1

🔍 Common problems of Acura TLX

The following chart shows the 25 most common problems for Acura TLX cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (302 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (298 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Acura TLX

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Power Train
302
  Engine And Engine Cooling
298
  Electrical System
160
  Equipment
131
  Other Fuel System
79
  Service Brakes
71
  Vehicle Speed Control
49
  Forward Collision Avoidance
40
  Steering
38
  Gasoline Fuel System
29
   
  Suspension
26
  Lane Departure
26
  Structure
24
  Electronic Stability Control
23
  Air Bag
23
  Visibility
21
  Back Over Prevention
8
  Seats
8
  Wheel
8
  Tire
7
  Seat Belt
5
  Exterior Lighting
5
 
1
  Latches/locks/linkage
1
  Firerelated
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Acura TLX 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 TLX 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 TLX 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 TLX Model Years

TLX
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2022 4412,1304    
0.91
  2021 13630,7775    
0.88
  2020 9128,8946    
0.52
  2019 13429,1707    
0.66
  2018 14632,1138    
0.57
  2017 11022,4109    
0.55
  2016 15933,88010    
0.47
  2015 53267,39811    
0.72

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Acura TLX 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
  2025 TLX
2
  2024 TLX
6
  2023 TLX
5
  2022 TLX
2
  2021 TLX
14
  2020 TLX
1
  2019 TLX
19
  2018 TLX
4
  2017 TLX
10
  2016 TLX
15
  2015 TLX
84


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