2016 Acura TLX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2016 Acura TLX has received the highest overall safety rating of 5 out of 5 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This car excels in various crash scenarios, including front and side crashes, with top scores across the board. Additionally, it comes equipped with electronic stability control as a standard feature, providing an extra layer of safety to help drivers maintain control of the vehicle in challenging driving conditions. It also offers optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems to enhance safety on the road.

Despite its impressive safety features and ratings, there have been 73 complaints filed for this vehicle model. Additionally, there have been 2 recalls issued for the 2016 Acura TLX. It is essential for owners to stay informed about any recalls and promptly address them to ensure the safety and performance of their vehicle.

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Complaint Count

73

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2016 Acura TLX 4 DR AWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2016 Acura TLX 4 DR AWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2016 Acura TLX 4 DR AWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2016 Acura TLX 4 DR AWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2015 Score 2016 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating 5 5 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2015 Score 2016 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear 5 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating 5 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2015 Score 2016 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 5 5 5
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating 5 5 5

Complaints for the 2016 Acura TLX

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the defect with stalling after auto start continues even after acura applied a software update. they refuse to complete second part of recall including starter replacement and valve adjustment as indicated on their attached letter. this negligence is a high risk of personal injury to my family and i."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2022-01-10
Complaint:
"idle stop does not restart car & is difficult to restart since car remains in drive after restart fails. a recall notice was issued, but the software update is not available at any dealers as of june 18, 2022. product update required for pgm-fi software."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2023-06-06
Complaint:
"i was driving 70mph on i-75 south and i moved into the left lane to pass a vehicle and when pressed down on the gas my car decelerated and multiple (all) warning lights on the dashboard lit up. the car did not recover from the deceleration and caused the car behind me to slam on their brakes, i had to quickly navigate three lanes of traffic during rush hour to get off of the highway. i called acura service from the off ramp and they said if i restart my car a few times it should reset and i can proceed home. when i brought my car to acura they said it was a software update and that they don't perform the software update unless a customer is experiencing issues. i am deeply concerned that this issue has not been marked as a recall or automatic software update during regular service. i was able to navigate off of the highway, but i don't think this would be the case for all drivers in this situation."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2022-11-06
Complaint:
"the telematics unit in my 2016 acura tlx remains in the on position and continues to attempt to connect to a bluetooth device while vehicle is off. this contributes to battery failure. many owners have disconnected the device as have i , in order to keep the battery from constantly dying. car dies after one full day of not being started requiring the battery to need to be recharged. acura stated they can replace telematics for a charge of $1000 but not sure if this will correct the issue."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2019-04-10
Complaint:
"i purchased the car september 2016 first battery replacement in november 2018; second battery replacement march 2020. both batteries came with a 5 year warranty both needed replacement within 2 years. unknown why the batteries keep failing."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2020-06-03
Complaint:
"this vehicle has had repeated battery failures. i had to have a battery replaced in this car less than a year ago and yesterday, the new battery died again. i was at the gas station getting gas and when i tried to start the vehicle, all of the lights started flickering with a loud repetitive clicking sound and the vehicle would not start. i had to call acura roadside assistance who sent out a aaa tow driver. the tow driver said that he has had about 80 calls for this type of vehicle just this year alone and all of them have had battery issues. acura should issue a recall for these defective batteries. i have the vehicle at an acura dealer for the 2nd time in a year to have the battery replaced. the vehicle is still fairly new with only 46,000 miles."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2019-01-08
Complaint:
"on several occasions, the driver side window does not and will not close. window rolls up closed then immediately rolls back down. nothing is blocking the window or stuck in the tracks. does this a few times then finally closes. only occurs when switch is pulled all the way for auto closing. additionally, on a few occasions, when i make left turns, the front passenger window rolled up by itself."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2020-07-06

Recalls for the 2016 Acura TLX

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2016-2018 acura mdx, 2015-2019 acura tlx and 2015-2017 honda accord vehicles, equipped with a 3.5l v6 engine. particulates in fuel may adhere to the internal components of the fuel pump, reducing its performance."
Consequence:
Reduced fuel pump performance can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy:

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the fuel injection engine control unit (FI-ECU) software and, if necessary, replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's recall number for this recall is P3W. Honda's recall number for this recall is N3X.

Component(s) Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER > DELIVERY > FUEL PUMP
Date of incident: 2019-01-29

ACURA Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

ACURA ranks 25 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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