2002 Acura Tl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 403 complaints
403
Total Complaints
73,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
38
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

35,500 25th Percentile
73,000 Median Mileage
110,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
175
POWER TRAIN
37
AIR BAGS
31
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
7
SERVICE BRAKES
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
6
ENGINE
6

Severity Assessment

38
Crashes
2
Fires
30
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSOLE LATCH SYSTEM WOULD FAIL TO LOCK IN PLACE. WOULD KEEP POPPING OPEN WHENEVER A BUMP OR CRACK IN ROAD WAS HIT. WOULD HIT DRIVER'S ELBOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK"
"CENTER CONSOLE LATCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN HITTING A BUMP TOP COMES OPEN AND HITS ARM WHICH CAUSES CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER .*AK"
"CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING NEWS GROUP ON THE WEB FOR OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://FORUMS.CLUBRSX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=1078. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *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