Acura electrical system problems
Across all Acura models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,463 complaints involve electrical system. The MDX accounts for the largest share (36%). The single worst model year is the 2015 TLX with 64 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,463 about electrical system, all Acura models
- Most affected
- MDX 36% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 774 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 44 and 70
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Acura models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2015 Acura TLX64 complaints
- 1999 Acura TL60 complaints
- 2025 Acura MDX52 complaints
- 2007 Acura MDX51 complaints
- 2017 Acura MDX46 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 13 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 36 |
| 1998 | 27 |
| 1999 | 74 |
| 2000 | 37 |
| 2001 | 21 |
| 2002 | 37 |
| 2003 | 39 |
| 2004 | 66 |
| 2005 | 72 |
| 2006 | 56 |
| 2007 | 87 |
| 2008 | 31 |
| 2009 | 27 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 42 |
| 2013 | 38 |
| 2014 | 50 |
| 2015 | 91 |
| 2016 | 75 |
| 2017 | 76 |
| 2018 | 60 |
| 2019 | 94 |
| 2020 | 80 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 60 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Among the 774 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.