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Acura transmission problems

Owners have filed 2,977 complaints with NHTSA about the transmission on Acura vehicles — 17% of everything reported about the brand, across 22 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Acura MDX, worst in 2001.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

2,977

Complaints

17%

Share of all Acura complaints

86

Crashes

10

Fires

Which Acura models have the most transmission problems

MDX 976 32.8%

Worst in 2001

TL 921 30.9%

Worst in 2003

CL 333 11.2%

Worst in 2001

TLX 259 8.7%

Worst in 2015

RDX 141 4.7%

Worst in 2019

RSX 44 1.5%

Worst in 2002

TLX Type S 44 1.5%

Worst in 2021

Integra 43 1.4%

Worst in 1994

RL 42 1.4%

Worst in 2002

Legend 39 1.3%

Worst in 1991

TSX 39 1.3%

Worst in 2004

MDX Type S 27 0.9%

Worst in 2022

Worst Acura model years for transmission problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2003 Acura TL 250 54% 75,900 F
2002 Acura TL 228 57% 53,370 F
2001 Acura CL 213 67% 53,541 F
2015 Acura TLX 160 30% 7,500 D
2001 Acura MDX 131 49% 104,000 F
2002 Acura MDX 126 52% 97,000 F
2000 Acura TL 116 36% 110,500 F
2016 Acura MDX 111 21% 31,001 C
2003 Acura MDX 106 41% 108,000 F
2001 Acura TL 103 63% 84,300 F
2005 Acura MDX 87 36% 79,828 F
2004 Acura MDX 80 33% 91,500 F
2017 Acura MDX 63 16% 37,000 B
2004 Acura TL 57 7% 98,000 B
2022 Acura MDX 55 26% 97,000 C
2006 Acura MDX 40 33% 70,000 F
1999 Acura TL 38 19% 100,500 D
2003 Acura CL 37 42% 75,000 F
2019 Acura RDX 37 7% 7,100 A
2005 Acura TL 36 7% 77,000 C

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