Acura engine problems
Across all Acura models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,804 complaints involve engine. The MDX accounts for the largest share (47%). The single worst model year is the 2016 MDX with 173 engine complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,804 about engine, all Acura models
- Most affected
- MDX 47% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 779 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 50
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Acura models
Worst model years for engine
- 2016 Acura MDX173 complaints
- 2020 Acura MDX104 complaints
- 2017 Acura MDX97 complaints
- 2015 Acura TLX97 complaints
- 2019 Acura RDX91 complaints
Engine complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1998 | 19 |
| 1999 | 31 |
| 2000 | 18 |
| 2001 | 38 |
| 2002 | 61 |
| 2003 | 57 |
| 2004 | 52 |
| 2005 | 36 |
| 2006 | 28 |
| 2007 | 32 |
| 2008 | 22 |
| 2009 | 36 |
| 2010 | 23 |
| 2011 | 38 |
| 2012 | 53 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 41 |
| 2015 | 111 |
| 2016 | 223 |
| 2017 | 144 |
| 2018 | 115 |
| 2019 | 217 |
| 2020 | 189 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 71 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 779 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.