2008 Acura MDX problems
The 2008 Acura MDX has 62 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (13%) concerns electrical system. After that come body & structure (13%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 62 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 47,000 miles 48 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 48 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 46,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 21st most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Acura MDX with enough data (35 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Had front collision with another vehicle and hit their passenger side of the vehicle and their Airbags Deployed on that side but my Airbags didn’t Deploy in the Front. I suffered injuries because it didn’t work.
My vehicle was parked in a parking lot and the engine caught on fire. The engine was not running, it seams to spontaneously caught fire.
When driving my 2008 acura mdx in the rain, specifically if I have gone thru a puddle, simultaneously a message will appear "check battery charge" and I will loose my power steering for about 30 seconds, making it near impossible to steer. This has been happening since I got the car 2 years ago. I have recently been told by the dealership there are many other complaints about this same problem and it is a design flaw that has been corrected in newer models.
Sports suspension in vehicle does not work overtime. I believe they are defective, every bump I go over, tiny or big it makes a sound from the front suspension like something is loose. Dealership told me its 2300 to replace both sides. Reason I believe they are defective or not of high quality, heard and read many people with mdx sports suspension getting them replaced once to several times in a short period of time.