Acura TLX vs Buick Enclave

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Acura TLX	Buick Enclave
Complaints on file	1,341	3,307
Model years covered	2012–2025	2008–2026
Worst model year	2015	2011
Best model year	2023	2021
Crashes reported	58	141
Fires reported	4	32
Injuries reported	34	118
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	7.2%	8.8%

Acura TLX by year

1 535 163 108 150 134 96 94 35 11 8 6

12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 292 21.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 259 19.3%

Electrical System 156 11.6%

Other & Unspecified 114 8.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 109 8.1%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 93 6.9%

Brakes 71 5.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 49 3.7%

Buick Enclave by year

779 290 358 284 174 108 352 221 155 203 92 69 75 31 21 23 11 57 4

08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 772 23.3%

Steering 445 13.5%

Engine & Cooling 378 11.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 357 10.8%

Electrical System 276 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 186 5.6%

Body & Structure 178 5.4%

Brakes 126 3.8%