2012 Acura TSX problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2012 Acura TSX include 1 fatality report, 4 crashes and 0 fires across 133 filings.

133
Complaints
6
Recalls
4
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
53.6
Severity index

Severity index 53.6 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 53.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 87 of 130 by severity index among 2012 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 33% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2012 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 100 complaints (75.2%)100 75%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 16 complaints (12.0%)16 12%Service BrakesService Brakes: 9 complaints (6.8%)9 7%Air BagsAir Bags: 6 complaints (4.5%)6 5%EngineEngine: 6 complaints (4.5%)6 5%Power TrainPower Train: 5 complaints (3.8%)5 4%StructureStructure: 4 complaints (3.0%)4 3%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (3.0%)4 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING10075.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1612.0%
SERVICE BRAKES96.8%
AIR BAGS64.5%
ENGINE64.5%
POWER TRAIN53.8%
STRUCTURE43.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER43.0%

Complaints filed per year

024472013: 42014: 32015: 32016: 62017: 172018: 472019: 202020: 142021: 22022: 62023: 32024: 22025: 42026: 2 (partial year)131415161718471920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20134
20143
20153
20166
201717
201847
201920
202014
20212
20226
20233
20242
20254
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.4x those in 2020 to 2022 (9 against 22).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V66100027/09/2018AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014 Honda Insight and Acura TSX and TSX Wagon, 2014-2015 Honda Crosstour and Pilot vehicles nationwide, as well as certain 2014 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, L
19V50200027/06/2019AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2
19V37800016/05/2019AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, 2012-2014 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-20
18V04200009/01/2018AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX, ZDX, Honda Accord Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot vehicles, 2011-13 Acura TSX Sportswagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord,, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles and 2013 Honda FCX Cla
17V03000010/01/2017AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Acura TSX, 2011-2012 Acura TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Acura ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2012 Honda Accord Crosstour and Honda Insight, 2009-2012 Honda Fit, 2009-2012 Pilot, 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2012 Honda FCX Clarit
17V54500031/08/2017AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2008-2012 Accord, 2010-2012 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2012 Fit and Pilot, 2010-2012 Insight, and 2009-2012 Acura TSX vehicles that received replacement passenger frontal air bag inflators. One de

Other Acura TSX model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 2 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-05. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.