Acura drivetrain & axles problems
Across all Acura models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,607 complaints involve drivetrain & axles. The MDX accounts for the largest share (41%). The single worst model year is the 2015 TLX with 161 drivetrain & axles complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,607 about drivetrain & axles, all Acura models
- Most affected
- MDX 41% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 959 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 52 and 6
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Acura models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MDX | 666 | 41% |
| TL | 295 | 18% |
| TLX | 262 | 16% |
| RDX | 142 | 9% |
| CL | 56 | 4% |
| TLX Type S | 43 | 3% |
| MDX Type S | 27 | 2% |
| TSX | 27 | 2% |
| ILX | 24 | 2% |
| RL | 21 | 1% |
Worst model years for drivetrain & axles
- 2015 Acura TLX161 complaints
- 2016 Acura MDX113 complaints
- 2003 Acura TL70 complaints
- 2022 Acura MDX68 complaints
- 2017 Acura MDX64 complaints
Drivetrain & axles complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 14 |
| 2000 | 36 |
| 2001 | 89 |
| 2002 | 85 |
| 2003 | 139 |
| 2004 | 90 |
| 2005 | 71 |
| 2006 | 41 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 47 |
| 2013 | 25 |
| 2014 | 35 |
| 2015 | 177 |
| 2016 | 146 |
| 2017 | 113 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2019 | 79 |
| 2020 | 51 |
| 2021 | 69 |
| 2022 | 106 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 959 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.