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Best and worst years for the Acura TL

Of the 16 model years of the Acura TL with enough data to compare, the 2002 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (241), and the 1996 has the fewest (14).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Acura TL 0 125 250 1995: 0 '95 1996: 14 14 '96 1997: 15 15 '97 1998: 4 1999: 46 '99 2000: 119 2001: 90 '01 2002: 241 241 '02 2003: 207 '03 2004: 210 210 '04 2005: 148 '05 2006: 65 2007: 53 '07 2008: 41 2009: 20 '09 2010: 29 2011: 14 '11 2012: 114 2013: 34 '13 2014: 13
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19950
199614
199715
19984
199946
2000119
200190
2002241
2003207
2004210
2005148
200665
200753
200841
200920
201029
201114
2012114
201334
201413

What stands out

The 2002 stands out, with about 4.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2002 and 2004. Or the years with the fewest: 1996 and 1997.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20141317
20133474
2012114162
20111423
20102975
20092051
200841181
200753167
200665345
2005148553
2004210766
2003207466
2002241404
200190163
2000119325
199946197
1998422
19971529
19961433
199503