2016 Acura TLX Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 3%of 111 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 30,806miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the seats of the 2016 Acura TLX, 3% of the 111 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,806 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On my 2016 Acura TLX I have a problem with the seat plastic trim that breaks every other year and for multiple other owners it happens every 9 months. This is a big problem when you want to adjust the seat you can put your fingers in the whole and cut your fingers. I am outraged why no recall is done by this point where multiple owners have this problem starting 2015 untill 2019 from what I see on multiple forums and I have the link to all those forums if needed. …”
NHTSA complaint #11350330, filed 2020-08, 60,011 miles“The contact owns a 2017 (na) Acura TLX. The contact stated that the headrest on the driver seat was designed to point forward and down, which caused the driver to have lower back and neck pain and numbness to the legs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 1,600. Updated 06/08/17”
NHTSA complaint #10949879, filed 2017-02, 1,600 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10168310Nov 19, 2019Service Bulletin - There is a loud buzzing or whining when adjusting the driver's or front passenger's seat forward and backward. The flex cable in the seat adjustment mechanism…
- 10135108Apr 16, 2018Service bulletin - When adjusting seat height or tilt, the power seat does not move or moves just a small amount and clicks loudly during operation. The vertical transmission…
- 10130060Oct 18, 2017Tech line summary article - Are you feeling a vertical vibration in the front seats, the floor, and the accelerator pedal that starts as early as 50 mph, progressively gets worse…
Seats: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Acura TLX
27 complaintsElectrical system
24 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
15 complaintsEngine cooling
14 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsElectronic stability control
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsLane departure
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Acura TLX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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