Crash Test 1999 - 2003 Acura TL (front) IIHS

Acura TL
1999-2003 models
FRONTAL OFFSET TEST

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good
Structure/safety cage Injury measures Restraints/dummy kinematics
Head/neck Chest Leg/foot, left Leg/foot, right
Good Good Good Good Acceptable Good

Important: Frontal crash test ratings can be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.
Test details:

The Acura TL was redesigned for the 1999 model year.

Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was well controlled. After the dummy moved forward into the airbag, it rebounded into the seat without its head coming close to any stiff structure that could cause injury.

Injury measures — Measures taken from the head, neck, chest, and left leg indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on the right tibia indicate that injuries to the lower leg would be possible.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Crash
• Test
• 1999
• 2003
• Acura
• Tl
• IIHS
• Frontal
• Impact
• Good
• Rating

[Xboxlivemgear]

Well, this guy got excited when he said "FRONT CRASHHH!".

[NEWBUDDY358]

my dad just bought a 2000 TL fully loaded. does this mean it has side airbags?

[macbookrock711]

@NEWBUDDY358 yes it does. we bought a 2000 3.2TL ant the side airbags are in the seats.

[whattheheck1000]

The airbag hit the driver with a lot of force, but this is a very safe car. The driver would walk away with no serious injury. Maybe shaken and sore from the crash, especially on the right leg, as well as being bruised by the airbag impact.

August 24, 2011 5:06 pm

[Samplemonster]

i love when cars become like this, and then you see them for sale on craigslist with salvage title but "minor hit to the front"

[whattheheck1000]

I rode in one of these today :)

[whattheheck1000]

yes i do as a matter of fact.

[alexkvaskov]

do you honestly like the styling of 2006+ models?

[whattheheck1000]

i love all acuras especially those 03 and newer.

[alexkvaskov]

i love most acura's from 99 to 05

the rsx and cl were good, the previous gen tl was nice. the 2006-2009 mdx is nice and the rdx is pretty cool.

[whattheheck1000]

I like them all, especially the 2004-2008 and 2009+ models.