2019 Acura TLX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2019 Acura TLX has an outstanding safety rating of 5 out of 5. It excels in all crash tests, including front and side crashes, as well as rollover protection. Additionally, it is equipped with important safety features such as stability control, forward collision warning, and lane departure warning, which help prevent accidents and keep occupants safe. Despite its impressive safety record, it is important to note that there have been 37 complaints and 5 recalls associated with this vehicle. It is crucial for owners to stay informed and address any potential issues promptly to ensure the continued safety of the vehicle.

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Complaint Count

37

Recall Count

5

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2019 Acura TLX 4 DR FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2019 Acura TLX 4 DR FWD

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.

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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.

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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.

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2019 Acura TLX 4 DR FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2019 Acura TLX 4 DR FWD 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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:
"car stalls when auto idle stop, have to put back in park to start car"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2024-03-09

Complaint:
"vehicle shut off at busy intersection while stopped at traffic light and unable to restart. error message keyless remote not detected. first time in nov 2022 i replaced key fob battery and dealer updated computer from recall. second time june 2023 dealer unable to replicate issue and replaced key fob battery. being stuck in a busy intersection is dangerous and scary, especially with my kids in the car and angry drivers around me. to get the car restarted i finally figured out to put it in park, push the stop button, open the car door then push the start button. the vehicle has had issues several times when initially starting the car and gives error keyless remote not detected. holding the key to the starter button allows the car to start, however i have seen the error message again while driving."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2023-08-06

Complaint:
"the car does not restart after it has turned off during an idle stop. this is part of the start/stop system. the stop/start feature will leave you stranded at stoplights due to a failure to restart the car. to restart, you must put the car in park mode and hit the start/stop button at least twice to turn it off, then turn on the car. this causes some panic when you get into the situation, as it is not the expected behavior. for people who are unaware can be put in a very challenging situation. this has happened multiple times in the past few months."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2022-11-10

Complaint:
"the auto start stop feature failed to start vehicle in 3 different occasions, leading to a traffic jam every time and vehicles behind me almost hitting me because they thought i will be moving with traffic, still waiting on acura for appointment to bring vehicle"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2022-08-05

Complaint:
"idle stop system works properly 99.9% of the time. however, three times in the last 12 months, i was stopped at a light and when i took my foot off the brake the car did not start. i tried to re-start, but it did not start immediately, took about 10 to 20 seconds to start. in each of the cases, i was able to restart just not right away. these three instances were about four months or so apart. the system was checked by acura service twice, and no issues found."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2023-06-06

Complaint:
"i stopped(stationary) at a light to make a left turn into the freeway. while stationary the engine went into automatic idle stop to save gas and once the light turn green the car was not able to turn on at all and had to call aaa. it was giving me error messages in regards fuel pump and brake system etc. in the dash. *tr"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2020-05-05

Recalls for the 2019 Acura TLX

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 acura mdx, mdx sport hybrid, rdx, tlx, honda accord, civic hatchback, insight, 2019 acura ilx, honda accord hybrid, civic coupe, civic coupe si, civic sedan, civic sedan si, civic type r, fit, hr-v, odyssey, passport, pilot and ridgeline, and 2018-2019 cr-v vehicles. the low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail."
Consequence:
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-314.

Component(s) Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE > DELIVERY > FUEL PUMP
Date of incident: 2021-03-25

Recall:
"honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 honda accord, civic coupe, civic sedan, civic hatchback, civic type r, cr-v, hr-v, ridgeline, odyssey, acura ilx, mdx, mdx hybrid, rdx, rlx, tlx, 2019-2020 honda insight, passport, 2020 honda cr-v hybrid, 2018-2019 honda clarity phev, fit, and 2017-2020 honda accord hybrid, pilot, acura nsx vehicles. the fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail."
Consequence:
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 5, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

Component(s) Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE > DELIVERY > FUEL PUMP
Date of incident: 2023-12-18

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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