2006 Acura Tl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 342 complaints
342
Total Complaints
90,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

65,000 25th Percentile
90,000 Median Mileage
127,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
82
STRUCTURE
46
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
44
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
29
STEERING
25
POWER TRAIN
18
STRUCTURE:BODY
18
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
SERVICE BRAKES
9
ENGINE
9

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
1
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CAR ACCELERATES WHEN GAS PEDAL IS NOT PUSHED DOWN. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT AT TIME THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 06 ACURA TL HAS BEEN SHIFTING (CAR ACCELERATES) FOR A SECOND OR TWO, AFTER YOU HAVE REMOVED YOUR FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR SORT OF "JERKS" FORWARD. SOMETIMES THE "JERK" MOTION OCCURS..."
"AT AROUND 8,000 MILES, I HIT A CURB HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE WHEEL OF MY 2006 ACURA. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHEEL AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. 3 MONTHS AND 3,000 MILES LATER, THE WHEEL CAME OFF THE AXEL. FORTUNATELY I WAS GOING AROUND 5 MILES PER HOUR HEADED TO A STOP SIGN WHEN IT HAPPENED, OTHERWI..."
"AT AROUND 8,000 MILES, I HIT A CURB HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE WHEEL OF MY 2006 ACURA. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHEEL AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. 3 MONTHS AND 3,000 MILES LATER, THE WHEEL CAME OFF THE AXEL. FORTUNATELY I WAS GOING AROUND 5 MILES PER HOUR HEADED TO A STOP SIGN WHEN IT HAPPENED, OTHERWI..."

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