Used 2015 Acura TLX Consumer Reviews

Not worth the money at all.

Pros: headlights is great, sound system, front design. Cons: jerks while gear shift at low speed, HOLD feature sometimes hold at low speed when its suppose to hold after the car has come to a complete stop, no cup holders in the rear, trunk opening is small, the car doesn't turn sharper like they advertise (bs). Would not recommend buying Acura again.

Reliable and a treat to drive

This 2015 TLX was my second Acura! They are so reliable, inexpensive to maintain and loaded with safety features. This car is going to my Grandson, my prior Acura RL went to my Grandaughter. This vehicle will easily run for 200,000 miles with basic maintainance.

Not As Great As I Had Hoped...

I've driven my 2015 TLX for a little over 2 years and I'm really sad that the "redesign" for 2017 didn't fix any of my complaints. First off - the shifting "buttons" in between the seats. So unnecessary and awkward. My dog has turned on my brake assist button way more often than me! Second complaint - weird acceleration. The car has get up and go but it shifts weird and sluggishly in the lower gears, better once it gets going but it' clunky that a car like this should be. Moving on - the "Brake" sensor that is supposed to alert you to brake because you're about to run into something has never actually gone off properly. It goes off when I'm taking a curve and there are parked cars on the road, or it goes off when I'm passing semi's but not once has it gone for a real reason. Good golly Acura, could you please just give me a damn twisty knob for the temperature control and fan. 15 screen buttons later I might finally be able to change the fan from floor to defrost! I can't believe I haven't hit someone yet while trying to work through the "Infotainment" system! You can't really dial in the windshield wipers. You might think you've got them on intermittent low, but low and behold this smart car "senses" more rain and kicks it into high gear which you can't slow down. The good - sitting in the driver's seat is very comfortable, rear seat, not so much! The car does handle the road very well and it does drive good in the snow and rain. I was so hopeful that the 'redesign' for 2017 would fix some of my major issues, but alas, Acura decided the keep the horrid infotainment system and the shifting buttons. I doubt many of my other cons have been changed either so sadly this Acura will be going back to the dealer soon and I won't be shedding any tears when I see it go! Overall - I should have kept my 2012 Honda Accord, I liked it much better!

Acura TLX review

Outdated tech package makes the TLX a near miss

There are many things that I expect from a mid-level luxury car and the TLX is a miss on half of them. The climate control system when set to auto seems to set the fan speed on the higher settings which are extremely noisy and doesn't seem to hold temperature very well. The lane keeping system is a dangerous miss; it disengages often and for no apparent reason with an almost inaudible chirp, and sometimes doesn't indicate that it has disengaged at all. The navigation system is awful; The trip planning doesn't take into account traffic when calculating route times and therefore you will often get the worst routes. There is no option to send route information or addresses from your phone/online to your car's nav. The transmission is smooth in normal mode but the economy mode is a little herky-jerky. Shifting from park into reverse on a slight incline (think driveway) results in a gut-wrenching noise. The sport mode and sport+ modes are fun in winding mountain roads, but the lack of any acceleration limits their fun factor. Braking is mushy. The seating is spacious and comfortable in both back and front. The seating controls are intuitive and easy to reach. The two driver settings are tied to the keys which is a nice touch. The trunk is also large and easy to access. If the lane keeping system and nav performed as expected this would be the perfect touring car , but like I said it's a near miss