FaultScore

Worst years for a Acura TLX Type S

Owners have filed 56 complaints about the Acura TLX Type S with NHTSA across model years 2021 to 2023. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2021 Acura TLX Type S

36 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2023 Acura TLX Type S

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Acura TLX Type S year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2023 A 10 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2022 A 10 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2021 C 36 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Acura TLX Type S

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2021

Engine & Cooling 4 7.1%

Worst in 2021

Electrical System 2 3.6%

Worst in 2021

Other & Unspecified 2 3.6%

Worst in 2023

Steering 1 1.8%

Worst in 2022

Suspension 1 1.8%

Worst in 2021

Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.8%

Worst in 2022

Wheels 1 1.8%

Worst in 2023

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Acura TLX Type S, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2023 peak 9 Jul 2026

Compare the Acura TLX Type S

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.