1999 Acura Tl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 197 complaints
197
Total Complaints
112,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
27
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

82,000 25th Percentile
112,000 Median Mileage
163,900 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
34
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
26
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
17
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
AIR BAGS
11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
POWER TRAIN
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
8
STEERING
6
ENGINE
5

Severity Assessment

27
Crashes
5
Fires
12
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DESIGN OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PREVENTS CONSUMER TO SEE THE INSTRUTMENT PANEL WHILE IN THE SUN. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY DO NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG, AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE AT THIS TIME. *AK"
"ELECTRONIC ODOMETER/MILAGE INDICATORS ARE UNREADABLE DURING MOST DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS."
"THE ODOMETER AND TRIP ODOMETER ON THIS MODEL OF THE ACURA IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO READ DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE DISPLAY. THERE IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO REMOVE YOUR EYES COMPLETELY FROM THE ROAD AND STICK YOUR FACE CLOSE TO THE ODOMETER IN..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28