Acura forward collision avoidance problems
Across all Acura models in NHTSA's complaint database, 388 complaints involve forward collision avoidance. The MDX accounts for the largest share (60%). The single worst model year is the 2020 MDX with 54 forward collision avoidance complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 388 about forward collision avoidance, all Acura models
- Most affected
- MDX 60% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 15,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Acura models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MDX | 233 | 60% |
| TLX | 53 | 14% |
| RDX | 38 | 10% |
| ZDX | 30 | 8% |
| Integra | 12 | 3% |
| RLX | 7 | 2% |
| ILX | 6 | 2% |
| MDX Sport Hybrid | 2 | 1% |
| MDX Type S | 2 | 1% |
| RL | 2 | 1% |
Worst model years for forward collision avoidance
- 2020 Acura MDX54 complaints
- 2017 Acura MDX44 complaints
- 2018 Acura MDX37 complaints
- 2019 Acura MDX34 complaints
- 2024 Acura ZDX30 complaints
Forward collision avoidance complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 52 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2019 | 51 |
| 2020 | 70 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 45 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 36 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 15,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.