2013 Acura TSX problems
NHTSA has received 40 complaints about the 2013 Acura TSX, and 48% of them involve steering. Next are air bags (12%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 48% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 23 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 65,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Acura TSX with enough data (14 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Our non-moving vehicle was involved in a hard rear-end collision at a in city traffic waiting to make a legal turn. A week later vehicle lost steering mobility. We had baton rouge, la acura dealership run a diagnostic. They failed to determine if the failure was directly associated with rear-end collision. I would say so. That is fine lil tough car. We are the second owners. All we have had to do is preventive maintenance and change a battery.
2013 acura tsx. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle headlights issues. *smd the consumer stated when the headlights were on, he noticed a big shadow in front of the vehicle. He believed it posed a safety hazard at night when driving down a winding and hilly road. The consumer also stated when he applied the brake, the vehicle would accelerate. At times, he had to press the brake hard in order to slow the vehicle down. Updated 11/20/13
Power steering system abruptly cut out as I was driving down the highway. Stop and go traffic. I was forced to try and get the vehicle off to the side of the road with no power steering in rush hour traffic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 acura tsx. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized without warning and became difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was not covered by a warranty for servicing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.