Acura TL years to avoid (and the best years)

293 NHTSA owner complaints and 3 recalls across 5 model years, 2010 to 2014. Built from NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, generated October 26, 2026.

293complaints
3recalls
9reported crashes
3reported fires
9reported injuries
1reported deaths

Which Acura TL years should you avoid?

No Acura TL model year stands out from the others in NHTSA owner complaints. The typical Acura TL year has 62 complaints on file. The busiest year is the 2012 (130).

What are the best Acura TL years?

The Acura TL years with the fewest complaints on file are the 2014 (17), 2011 (20) and 2013 (62). Model years after 2023 are left out: they have not been on the road long enough to compare.

NHTSA does not publish sales figures, so these are complaint counts, not a rate per car on the road. A year that sold more cars collects more complaints, and older years have had longer to collect them.

Every model year

Year	Complaints	vs typical year	Recalls	Crashes	Injuries	Our read	Most reported
2014	17	0.3×	3	0	0	Few red flags	Airbags
2013	62	1.0×	3	1	2	Few red flags	Steering
2012	130	2.1×	3	3	5	Some concerns to check	Airbags
2011	20	0.3×	3	1	1	Few red flags	Airbags
2010	64	1.0×	3	4	1	Few red flags	Airbags

Most reported problem areas

Share of the 86 complaints sorted by system, all years together.

Airbags & seat belts44 (51%)
Engine & powertrain16 (19%)
Other systems9 (10%)
Electrical & infotainment5 (6%)
Brakes5 (6%)

Recalls (3)

Airbags · 19V500000 · Jun 2019 · model years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Airbags · 19V182000 · Mar 2019 · model years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Airbags · 16V061000 · Feb 2016 · model years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.