Acura TLX MPG by year — every rating on record

The Acura TLX has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 11 model years, from 2015 to 2025. Across those years its best rated version returned 28 mpg (2015) and its thirstiest returned 23 mpg (2019). The EPA record holds 26 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Acura TLX placed highest in 2020 at #32 of 79, and lowest in 2025 at #68 of 85. It spent 6 of its 11 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 26 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 0 of 2 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What TLX fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2025 Acura TLX burns 460 to 460 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2025 model year is $3,100 to $3,100 a year in fuel, or $4,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 25 mpg the Acura TLX is 1 mpg below the median, which is worth about $62 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Acura nameplates

Every Acura model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.