Acura transmission problems
Across all Acura models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,382 complaints involve transmission. The TL accounts for the largest share (45%). The single worst model year is the 2002 TL with 188 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,382 about transmission, all Acura models
- Most affected
- TL 45% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 956 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Acura models
Worst model years for transmission
- 2002 Acura TL188 complaints
- 2001 Acura CL182 complaints
- 2003 Acura TL180 complaints
- 2001 Acura MDX89 complaints
- 2002 Acura MDX89 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 21 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 44 |
| 2000 | 98 |
| 2001 | 369 |
| 2002 | 344 |
| 2003 | 263 |
| 2004 | 70 |
| 2005 | 64 |
| 2006 | 26 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
Among the 956 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.