2018 Acura Tlx: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 144 complaints
144
Total Complaints
35,540mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

16,050 25th Percentile
35,540 Median Mileage
54,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
29
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
13
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
11
POWER TRAIN
10
SERVICE BRAKES
7
STEERING
6
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MAVIS TIRE A NEW YORK BASED TIRE RETAILER IS SELLING TIRES WITH ADVERTISED 5+ YEAR OLD DOT NUMBERS"
"FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS I SEE THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR POP UP ALONG WITH TWO ERRORS. "ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM" AND "EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM" THIS HAPPEND AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I TURNED THE CAR ON AND SAW THE ERRORS. NOT SURE WHAT CPULD BE THE CAUSE OF THIS. I REC..."
"FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS I SEE THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR POP UP ALONG WITH TWO ERRORS. "ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM" AND "EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM" THIS HAPPEND AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I TURNED THE CAR ON AND SAW THE ERRORS. NOT SURE WHAT CPULD BE THE CAUSE OF THIS. I REC..."

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