"How reliable is the 2001 Acura Tl?"

"Based on 163 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Acura Tl has a median complaint mileage of 81500 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Acura Tl?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Acura Tl is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 163 total complaints filed."

2001 Acura Tl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 163 complaints

163

Total Complaints

81,500mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

37,250 25th Percentile

81,500 Median Mileage

119,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AIR BAGS

POWER TRAIN

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TIRES

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER VENTS ON TOP OF DASHBROAD AT EDGE OF WINDSHIELD ARE REFLECTED INTO WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK"

"SINCE FEB 6 2001 WHEN THIS CAR WAS DELIEVERED TO CONSUMER FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BUBBLES ON SIDE OF IT . ON FEBRUARY 20, TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE OF BUBBLES ON INNER SIDE OF TIRE. MICHELIN TIRES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK"

"WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE CAR ACCELERATES. ALSO IF CAR IS IN REVERSE, AND FOOT IS ON BRAKE, CAR ACCELERATES IN REVERSE. THIS BEHAVIOR IS REPRODUCIBLE. *AK"

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