"How reliable is the 2011 Acura Tsx?"

"Based on 52 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Acura Tsx has a median complaint mileage of 80000 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2011 Acura Tsx?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Acura Tsx is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 52 total complaints filed."

2011 Acura Tsx: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 52 complaints

Total Complaints

80,000mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,175 25th Percentile

80,000 Median Mileage

103,925 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

AIR BAGS

SERVICE BRAKES

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURE:BODY

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

SEAT BELTS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SEATS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BACKING CAR IN GARAGE WHEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ( MECHANICAL ). VEHICLE HIT BACK WALL CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOME AND VEHICLE. *TR"

"WHILE TURNING LEFT MY CAR WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY EMERGING FROM BEHIND A SNOWBANK AND TURNING LEFT FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER DESPITE HAVING HER SEATBELT FASTENED, AND WAS MILDLY CONCUSS..."

"CONTINUING PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE. AT SLOW SPEED IN TRAFFIC OR TURNING, PRESS ACCELERATOR ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS NOT GETTING GAS, PRESS FURTHER FOR ACCELERATION CAR JERKS AND PROCEEDS. DEALER HAS RESET COMPUTER TWICE, RUNS GOOD FOR COUPLE DAYS THEN BACK TO ITS OLD HABITS. DEALER TEST DROVE VEHICLE, ..."

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