Acura MDX by model year

4,794 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Acura MDX across 25 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Acura MDX

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2001	266
2002	243
2003	259
2004	243
2005	244
2006	121
2007	126
2008	62
2009	76
2010	63
2011	87
2012	101
2013	47
2014	251
2015	99
2016	541
2017	412
2018	295
2019	318
2020	373
2022	227
2023	64
2024	73
2025	189
2026	14

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2026	14		1	19 to 22
2025	189	Engine (37%)	3	19 to 22	5 stars
2024	73	Electrical system (16%)	2	19 to 22	5 stars
2023	64	Drivetrain & axles (17%)	2	19 to 22	5 stars
2022	227	Drivetrain & axles (30%)	2	19 to 22	5 stars
2020	373	Engine (28%)	8	21 to 23	5 stars
2019	318	Engine (25%)	9	21 to 23	5 stars
2018	295	Engine (18%)	10	21 to 23	5 stars
2017	412	Engine (24%)	8	21 to 23	5 stars
2016	541	Engine (32%)	7	21 to 23	5 stars
2015	99	Electrical system (15%)	8	21 to 23	5 stars
2014	251	Steering (16%)	8	21 to 23	5 stars
2013	47	Engine (21%)	1	18	4 stars
2012	101	Engine (25%)	1	18	4 stars
2011	87	Engine (33%)		18	5 stars
2010	63	Engine (18%)	1	18
2009	76	Electrical system (24%)		17
2008	62	Electrical system (13%)		17
2007	126	Electrical system (41%)		17
2006	121	Drivetrain & axles (17%)	9	17
2005	244	Transmission (18%)	11	17
2004	243	Drivetrain & axles (21%)	8	17
2003	259	Transmission (22%)	11	17
2002	243	Transmission (37%)	4	17
2001	266	Transmission (34%)	4	17