Acura air bags problems
Across all Acura models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,913 complaints involve air bags. The TL accounts for the largest share (44%). The single worst model year is the 2004 TL with 199 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,913 about air bags, all Acura models
- Most affected
- TL 44% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 858 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 304 and 6
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Acura models
Worst model years for air bags
- 2004 Acura TL199 complaints
- 2005 Acura TL145 complaints
- 2006 Acura TL85 complaints
- 2000 Acura TL66 complaints
- 2003 Acura TL51 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 26 |
| 1995 | 20 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1997 | 26 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 31 |
| 2000 | 95 |
| 2001 | 72 |
| 2002 | 104 |
| 2003 | 117 |
| 2004 | 263 |
| 2005 | 241 |
| 2006 | 115 |
| 2007 | 79 |
| 2008 | 69 |
| 2009 | 63 |
| 2010 | 83 |
| 2011 | 42 |
| 2012 | 65 |
| 2013 | 86 |
| 2014 | 76 |
| 2015 | 58 |
| 2016 | 29 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Among the 858 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 93,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.