2020 Acura MDX forward collision avoidance problems
54 complaints about forward collision avoidance have been filed for the 2020 Acura MDX, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 54 15% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
On two separate occasions (December 2022 and April 2023), the Collision Mitigation System (CMS) of our 2020 Acura MDX improperly engaged. On the first occasion, the CMS abruptly engaged the braking system without warning. There was no car in front of the car, but there was a car in a turn lane to the right of the car. There was no reason for the system to engage. Both the driver (my wife) and the passenger (daughter) reported back pain from the incident. The driver received physical therapy for the event.
While driving at highway speeds with the adaptive cruise control engaged, the vehicle detects vehicles to the right (same direction of travel) or at times vehicles to the left (opposite direction of travel) and abruptly applied backing. No vehicles will actually be in lane of travel of the vehicle to cause action. On a 87 mile drive (one way to work) happens more than eight times on first drive and over ten time on second drive. Vehicle has under 1500 miles on it and was purchased brand new.
Other problems reported for the 2020 Acura MDX
- Engine 104 complaints
- Electrical system 41 complaints
- Lane departure 25 complaints
- Fuel system 23 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 21 complaints
- Brakes 15 complaints
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Forward collision avoidance problems across all Acura models