2017 Acura Tlx: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 93 complaints
93
Total Complaints
21,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,600 25th Percentile
21,000 Median Mileage
36,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
19
POWER TRAIN
16
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
SERVICE BRAKES
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
9
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
1

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
2
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING."
"I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN IOWA ON A 4-LANE (NON-INTERSTATE) WHEN MULTIPLE FAULT LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE VEHICLE DASH, AND THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER ABRUPTLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE'S SPEED TO 40 MPH OR LESS. REPEAT, ABRUPTLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON AN INTERSTATE AMID A PACK OF 18-WHEELERS RUN..."
"I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN IOWA ON A 4-LANE (NON-INTERSTATE) WHEN MULTIPLE FAULT LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE VEHICLE DASH, AND THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER ABRUPTLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE'S SPEED TO 40 MPH OR LESS. REPEAT, ABRUPTLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON AN INTERSTATE AMID A PACK OF 18-WHEELERS RUN..."

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