2010 Acura Tsx: Reliability Data

86
Total Complaints
29,000mi
Median Mileage
Air Bags
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

21,286 25th Percentile
29,000 Median Mileage
50,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags
20
Service Brakes
10
Electrical System
7
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
5
Seat Belts
5
Steering
5
Unknown Or Other
5
Engine
4
Tires
3
Body
3

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY 2009 ACURA TSX NEEDS BRAKES AT 25,000 MILES WHEN ON AVERAGE BRAKES SHOULD BE CHANGED AT 50,000. THIS IS A WAY FOR THE AUTOMAKERS TO MAKE MONEY FROM THE POCKETS OF THE CONSUMER. *TR"
"MY 2010 ACURA TSX BRAKE PAD WORE OUT @ 21K MILES. A DAY AFTER I STARTED HEARING NOISE I TURN IT INTO THE DEALER. THEY TELL ME THE BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AND THAT THE ROTORS ARE DAMAGED. I END UP HAVING TO PAY $321.20 IN REPAIRS. I STILL AM HEARING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEEL AS IT IS NOT FULLY REPAIR..."
"MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 CAME INSTALLED ON MY 2010 ACURA TSX. AT 220 MILES TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE, AND AT 280 MILES WENT FLAT. TIRE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $208, THERE WAS A TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL. I HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 WEEKS, DROVE IT EXTREMELY CAREFULLY (NO HARD BRAKING, ACCELERATION, AND C..."

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.

Air Bags 20 complaints
25th: 41,000 mi Median: 80,000 mi 75th: 88,000 mi
Service Brakes 10 complaints
25th: 25,769 mi Median: 30,672 mi 75th: 47,525 mi
Electrical System 7 complaints
25th: 8,800 mi Median: 30,606 mi 75th: 45,000 mi
Service Brakes, Hydraulic 5 complaints
25th: 21,650 mi Median: 25,000 mi 75th: 28,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 17 GA: 17 TX: 7 NJ: 6 NY: 5 TN: 4 HI: 3 FL: 3 VA: 3 PA: 2

Who Files Complaints?

1.2%
Original Owners
98.8%
Second+ Owners

Acura Tsx — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200419213
2005645
2006686
2007292
2008424
20091138
2011523
20121579
2013382

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