2010 Acura TSX problems
NHTSA has received 86 complaints about the 2010 Acura TSX, and 23% of them involve air bags. Next are brakes (19%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 86 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 29,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 51 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 29,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Acura TSX with enough data (50 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 acura tsx. The contact stated that while driving approximately 62 MPH in rainy weather, he lost control of the steering and crashed into a guard rail. The vehicle continued to swerve and then crashed into a guard rail for the second time. The contact sustained a cracked rib and the front passenger sustained whip lash injuries. The police reported to the scene and a report was filed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 acura tsx. While driving 20 MPH, the contact rear ended another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact suffered injuries to the mouth and sustained mild stomach pain. Medical attention was received. The driver of the other vehicle complained of pain and was also transported to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to a body shop. The contact did not know whether the vehicle could be repaired or would be destroyed.
I bought a 2010 acura in april of 2010. Through out the summer, there would be times when I would enter the car, try to put my seatbelt on and it would not give it to me. I would sit there and pull and it would take a few times and finally give me the seatbelt. This would happen a lot during the summer and then the problem seemed to go away. I was rear ended five days ago in my acura tsx. I was wearing my seatbelt but it never locked to hold me in place. I ended up hitting my head on the steering wheel.
The speed did not go down quickly when I broke. I gassed a little bit, then did brake 2-4 seconds genteelly, but the speed did not go down significantly.
My 2009 acura tsx needs brakes at 25,000 miles when on average brakes should be changed at 50,000. This is a way for the automakers to make money from the pockets of the consumer.