I’ve owned the 2021 TLX Aspec for 4 months now and my rating/feeling on this vehicle is mixed. Below are my thought so far and I hope it’ll help you decided even further:
Cons:
1. Acura service is sucks(garbage) from customer service to it’s dealerships compare to other competitors (still waiting on a phone call from Acura and this has been over three months since original case was open)
2. Vehicle has multiple quality issues (recommend you check the car fully before signing)
3. Suspension is sucks which kinda like the Accord 2.0T which doesn’t make any sense for a luxury car of $45k
4. Brake petal spring noise is outrageously annoying (dealership stated it is normal since all TLX are made to do that but 22 MDX doesn’t)
5. Car making weird speaker noise once in awhile when connected to apple CarPlay
6. Gas range or mileage is terrible. Still can not get over 300 miles for a full tanks
7. Can not turn off auto start stop with one setting. Has to turn it off manually every time the car start up
8. Blind spot location is weird and sometime is slow to detect coming car
8. Car doesn’t come with any free maintenance plan (recommended to get the Acura care maintenance plan)
9. Auto Insurance for this car is expensive
10. The parking brake location and switch os confusing. The accord is better placed and work better
Pros:
1. The car interior quality is great especially the lightings at night
2. The car has great visibility
3. The 17 speakers sounds systems is super great
4. The traffic jam assists does help a lot during slow traffics stop on highway since it is steer at any speed as long it detecting the lane mark and slow down to stop as well
5. Back up camera is great
6. The parking sensors working well
Since I used to own 2020 Honda Accord 2.0T, I would say the TLX is not good for the money and I wouldn’t recommend anyone to switch to a brand new TLX. The accord is way more fun than the TLX in my opinion since it is faster and provide a better gas mileage and does a lot of thing that the TLX does. Also, if you are getting the Advance trim, I recommend checkout a used one that is under 5000 miles on Carvana or Acura dealership cause they are at $42k’ish which save you $5k+. I hope this help