2003 Acura Tl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 466 complaints
466
Total Complaints
76,167mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
36
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

38,103 25th Percentile
76,167 Median Mileage
119,875 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
175
POWER TRAIN
69
AIR BAGS
41
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
18
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
14
SUSPENSION
12
STRUCTURE:BODY
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
ENGINE
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
6

Severity Assessment

36
Crashes
5
Fires
26
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 55 MPH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID.*AK"
"WHILE IN D5 WAITING TO LET HEAD-ON TRAFFIC GO, COULD NOT COMPLETE LEFT TURN DUE TO SUDDENLY DISENGAGED TRANSMISSION, AS IF IN NEUTRAL. *AK"
"CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, A CAR SUDDENLY CUT INTO CONSUMER'S LANE. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CAR AND USED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE SPAN OUT OF CONTROL, MAKING 2 COMPLETE ROTATIONS AND THEN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES, BUT NO ..."

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