Avoid: 2016 (lowest Year Scores on complaints per year on the road, crash reports and recalls)
Best: 2013 · Best recent: 2023
22 model years of NHTSA owner complaints and recalls · How we grade
Across 25 model years, the Acura MDX has 3,353 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 133 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are power train and engine. 2016 drew the most complaints (374), 2013 the fewest of the years on the road 3+ years (29).
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for Acura MDX vehicles (US, public record). Typical used asking price $18,298–$31,502.
Complaint volume by model year. Raw NHTSA totals, not adjusted for sales volume or time on the road, so older and higher-selling years accumulate more. Every year links to its full breakdown.
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 |
| 2025 | 105 |
| 2024 | 41 |
| 2023 | 44 |
| 2022 | 175 |
| 2020 | 226 |
| 2019 | 196 |
| 2018 | 166 |
| 2017 | 263 |
| 2016 | 374 |
| 2015 | 71 |
| 2014 | 170 |
| 2013 | 29 |
| 2012 | 76 |
| 2011 | 70 |
| 2010 | 45 |
| 2009 | 52 |
| 2008 | 49 |
| 2007 | 99 |
| 2006 | 87 |
| 2005 | 180 |
| 2004 | 171 |
| 2003 | 212 |
| 2002 | 221 |
| 2001 | 224 |
Highest: 2016 (374 complaints). Lowest: 2013 (29).
Owners broadly praise the MDX for reliability, driving dynamics, interior comfort, and value, with many describing it as the most reliable vehicle they have owned and reporting zero issues over tens of thousands of miles.
Owner insights cover all generations of the MDX. Individual model years are broken down above.
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