130 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Air Bags · verdict CAUTION 67/100
“The vehicle has a faulty Hands free link module which runs the battery down when the vehicle is not in use. Acura has been aware of this problem since 2005. The government of this sorry ass country has done nothing about this issue except sit on their hands and accept payoffs from Acura. Acura dealers refuse to call back when this issue is mentioned. This results in money being paid for unnecessary repairs for batter”NHTSA complaint, 2012 Acura TL owner
“Driving down the highway with my sun shade open but the actual sunroof closed and all of a sudden I just hear a loud pop and glass is all over my head and thighs. The sunroof shattered leaving me with glasses everywhere. No rock was in the sunroof when I was vacuuming the remaining parts of glass.”NHTSA complaint, 2012 Acura TL owner
“Immobilizer unit (recognizes/reads chip in key fob) failure led to the car shutting off the fuel pump leading to the car shutting down. The car could not be started again leaving the driver stranded by the side of the road. Vehicle had to be towed to an Acura dealer since the electronic immobilizer unit cannot be replaced/programmed by non Acura dealers. Car has been sitting at Acura since the end of December 202”NHTSA complaint, 2012 Acura TL owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 06/03/2019 | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 20 |
| 27/06/2019 | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Acura ILX, 2015 RDX, 2005-2010 and 2012 RL, 2009-2014 TL, 2010 and 2012 ZDX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2011-2013 and 2015 CR-Z, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013 Fit EV, 2010-2011 and 2 |
| 03/02/2016 | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2011-2015 CR-Z, 2010-2014 FCX, and Insight, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013-2014 Fit EV, 2007-2014 Ridgeline, 2013-2016 Acura ILX, 2013-2014 Acur |
On the federal record it scores 67/100: 130 owner complaints (9.29 per year on the road) and 3 recall campaigns, 3 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Air Bags, with 43 of 130 categorised reports.
The 2012 Acura TL scored 67/100 on the federal record.