Acura TLX vs Infiniti QX60: which is more reliable?
The Infiniti QX60 is ahead of the Acura TLX on the federal record, 80/100 against 75/100 — a real but narrow gap that a bad model year on either side closes.
The record, side by side
Acura TLX
- 11 model years scored
- 879 owner complaints on record
- about 10 complaints per year on the road
- 39 recall campaigns, 28 safety-critical
- best year 2024 (89/100) · worst 2015 (38/100)
Infiniti QX60
- 11 model years scored
- 600 owner complaints on record
- about 8 complaints per year on the road
- 26 recall campaigns, 16 safety-critical
- best year 2020 (93/100) · worst 2014 (33/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: TLX against QX60
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Acura TLX
- Power Train — 249 complaints
- Engine — 214 complaints
- Electrical System — 148 complaints
Infiniti QX60
- Power Train — 190 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 108 complaints
- Engine — 105 complaints
Both nameplates have Power Train as their largest complaint group, so the choice between them is about how often, not about what.
Years to avoid on each
Acura TLX — avoid: 2015.
Infiniti QX60 — avoid: 2014.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Acura TLX prices at about $55,100 and a Infiniti QX60 at about $55,100 — they price within $1 of each other, which at this level is the same money, and they return 25.0 against 24.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Acura TLX or the Infiniti QX60 more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Infiniti QX60 scores 80/100 against the Acura TLX's 75/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which Acura TLX and Infiniti QX60 years should I avoid?
Acura TLX: 2015. Infiniti QX60: 2014. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Acura TLX and the Infiniti QX60?
The largest complaint group on the Acura TLX is Power Train (249 complaints); on the Infiniti QX60 it is Power Train (190).
Is the Acura TLX or the Infiniti QX60 cheaper to own?
A recent used Acura TLX prices at about $55,100 and a Infiniti QX60 at about $55,100, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.