2000 Acura Tl: Reliability Data

322
Total Complaints
113,000mi
Median Mileage
Automatic Transmission
Top Issue
30
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

83,500 25th Percentile
113,000 Median Mileage
139,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Automatic Transmission
80
Air Bags
48
Power Train
30
Electrical System
15
Unknown Or Other
9
Rearview Mirrors/Devices
9
Vehicle Speed Control
8
Frontal
8
Visibility
8
Engine
6

Severity Assessment

30
Crashes
6
Fires
20
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"LEFT REARVIEW MIRROR BY DESIGN IS MOUNTED AT EYE LEVEL OBSCURING THE DRIVERS VISION TO THE LEFT WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS, THE RIGHT MIRROR ALSO OBSCURE VISION BUT TO A LESSER DEGREE. NLM."
"DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CAUSING THE FUEL TO BOIL, RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK"
"VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR CHEST INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Automatic Transmission 80 complaints
25th: 92,330 mi Median: 105,000 mi 75th: 129,000 mi
Air Bags 48 complaints
25th: 109,000 mi Median: 123,000 mi 75th: 149,500 mi
Power Train 30 complaints
25th: 112,000 mi Median: 133,000 mi 75th: 160,000 mi
Electrical System 15 complaints
25th: 76,250 mi Median: 113,000 mi 75th: 131,250 mi
Unknown Or Other 9 complaints
25th: 119,375 mi Median: 132,750 mi 75th: 145,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 56 FL: 31 TX: 30 NY: 16 AZ: 14 NC: 14 MD: 13 PA: 12 NJ: 11 GA: 11

Who Files Complaints?

24.8%
Original Owners
75.2%
Second+ Owners

Acura Tl — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1996338
1997293
1998224
199919727
20011638
200240338
200346636
200476617
20055499
200634213
20071675
20081816
2009515
2010757
2011231
20121624
2013731

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