2024 Acura MDX problems and recalls

Owners have filed 38 complaints on the 2024 Acura MDX, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (10 complaints).

38
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
4
Injuries
70.3
Severity index

Severity index 70.3 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 70.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 10 complaints (26.3%)10 26%Service BrakesService Brakes: 10 complaints (26.3%)10 26%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 9 complaints (23.7%)9 24%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 5 complaints (13.2%)5 13%EngineEngine: 5 complaints (13.2%)5 13%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 4 complaints (10.5%)4 11%SteeringSteering: 4 complaints (10.5%)4 11%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 4 complaints (10.5%)4 11%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1026.3%
SERVICE BRAKES1026.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER923.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE513.2%
ENGINE513.2%
VISIBILITY/WIPER410.5%
STEERING410.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL410.5%

Complaints filed per year

010212023: 12024: 72025: 212026: 9 (partial year)2324252126
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20231
20247
202521
2026 (year to date)9

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
25V39100012/06/2025SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGESHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Acura TLX, 2023-2025 Acura MDX, and 2023-2025 Honda Pilot vehicles. The brake pedal pivot pin was not secured properly, which can cause the pedal to shift out of position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with
26V33200021/05/2026AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-

Other Acura MDX model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 13 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-28. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.