Acura TLX - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Acura TLX owners have reported a total of 1,270 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 (517 problems).

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

Model Year Number of Problems
  2025 TLX
4
  2024 TLX
7
  2023 TLX
14
  2022 TLX
30
  2021 TLX
104
  2020 TLX
86
  2019 TLX
126
  2018 TLX
137
  2017 TLX
93
  2016 TLX
151
  2015 TLX
517
  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 engine and engine cooling (279 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (265 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Acura TLX

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Engine And Engine Cooling
279
  Power Train
265
  Electrical System
148
  Equipment
122
  Service Brakes
70
  Other Fuel System
70
  Vehicle Speed Control
47
  Forward Collision Avoidance
38
  Steering
33
  Gasoline Fuel System
28
   
  Lane Departure
24
  Electronic Stability Control
23
  Structure
23
  Air Bag
22
  Suspension
20
  Visibility
19
  Wheel
8
  Tire
7
  Seats
7
  Back Over Prevention
5
  Seat Belt
5
  Exterior Lighting
4
 
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 3012,1304    
0.62
  2021 10430,7775    
0.68
  2020 8628,8946    
0.50
  2019 12629,1707    
0.62
  2018 13732,1138    
0.53
  2017 9322,4109    
0.46
  2016 15133,88010    
0.45
  2015 51767,39811    
0.70

📊 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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