NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Acura TLX Recalls
The 2016 Acura TLX has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 18, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Acura TLX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 111
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Acura TLX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2016 Acura TLX
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V858000
- Reported
- December 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,490,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2020 TLX, 19 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 23V751000
- Reported
- November 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 248,999
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2020 TLX, 4 other models
Fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 19V060000
- Reported
- January 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 437,032
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2019 TLX, 2 other models
2016 Acura TLX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 111 owner complaints about the 2016 Acura TLX, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Acura TLX, the component group named most often is the engine (24%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the power train (14%).
None of the 2016 Acura TLX's 3 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2016 Acura TLX owners gave the mileage (57 complaints), the median was 37,700 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine27
- Electrical System24
- Power Train15
- Unknown Or Other15
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
- Vehicle Speed Control11
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 12 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2016 Acura TLX peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 21. 32% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Acura TLX drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Acura TLX year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 111 complaints about the 2016 Acura TLX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TLX by model year
Other 2016 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted