Safety Score
50
Average
Recalls
5
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (5)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-10 | 19E068000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 3,744 | — | Details |
| 2019-06-27 | 19V499000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 3,947 | — | Details |
| 2019-06-27 | 19V501000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 1,657,752 | — | Details |
| 2015-05-28 | 15V320000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 6,281,043 | — | Details |
| 2013-09-19 | 13V412000 |
AIR BAGS | 374,618 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Driving up a hill in this 2003 Acura MDX and the TRANSMISSION failed. Came to a stop in the middle of the street. Sever… |
| 2023-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My vehicle has a check engine light. The code indicates the issue is the fuel neck filler (part number 17660-S3VA02) wh… |
| 2021-04-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON APRIL 7 2021 ARRIVED ABOUT 10:45 A.M. I DROVE TO MCGRATH ACURA DEALER AT 9105 WAUKEGAN ROAD, IN WAUKEGAN, ILLINOI… |
| 2020-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE MDX SRS MALFUNCTION-ELECTRICAL NOISE SURGES. THE CAR IS MAKING ELECTRICAL NOISE SURGES, I CANNOT START THE CAR. THE… |
| 2020-08-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WRECKED ON 8/24/2020. THE CAR SAYS THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY SEATBELTS LOCKED UP. BUT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! I … |
| 2020-01-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MULTIPLE SAFETY AND RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING AIR BAG SYSTEM,ABS,TRANSMISSION SHIFT SENSOR, EMISSION BUILD UP… |
| 2020-01-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE KEEPS SHUDDERING AND LOSING POWER AND GEARS NOT CHARGING IN RIGHT |
| 2019-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE… |
| 2019-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHTS ARE ON. PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS EVEN IF NO BODY IS IN THE CAR. AND ON THE DASHBOARD THE RED AI… |
| 2019-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | PROLONGED HIGH UNDER-HOOD TEMPERATURES CAUSING THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO DETERIORATE PREMATURELY CAUSING THE HOSE TO C… |
| 2018-11-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2003 ACURA MDX HAS SO MANY ISSUES AND IT'S AFFECTING A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS. SRS AIRBAG LIGHT ISSUE 61-10 THAT NEEDS TH… |
| 2018-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AFTER HAVING TAKEN THE ACURA TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL INITIALLY ALL WAS WELL. THEN EVERY 3RD TI… |
| 2018-01-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NEEDED TO CHANGE THE AIRBAGS FOR RECAL |
| 2017-12-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT'S DANGEROUS TO BE IN TRAFFIC A… |
| 2017-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND CALLED ACURA OF ORANGE PARK ON DEC. 1ST TO SETUP AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE RECALL HANDLED. HE SPOKE TO THE S… |
| 2017-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE ONE NIGHT RIGHT OF THE BM THE PASSENGERS THAT ARE IN THERE |
| 2017-10-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE CAUSED SHARDS OF METAL TO BE TRANSMITTED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TOTAL FAILURE OF EVERY … |
| 2017-06-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Unknown, but since I bought the car I encountered a problem with the rear seatbelts, they do not work and I am about to… |
| 2017-05-30 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V34… |
| 2016-11-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE BRAND/TYPE: COOPER CS4 P235/65R17 DOT U981 CLH 2814 PURCHASE DATE: JAN 24, 2015 W/EXTENDED ROAD HAZARD COVERAGE… |
| 2016-10-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL THERE ARE FOUR RECALLS ON MY CAR AND THE NEAREST ACURA DEALERSHIP IS 200 MILES AWAY. THERE IS A LOCAL H… |
| 2016-09-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE SHI… |
| 2016-08-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, A METAL PIECE OF A STREET SIGN THAT WAS LYING ON THE GROUN… |
| 2016-07-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TORQE CONVERTER GOING OUT SHATTERING NOISE THIRD GEAR 30 TO 40 MPH ABOUT 1500 RPMS THERE HAS BEEN OVER 100 COMPLAINT… |
| 2016-07-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER PIPE 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT LEAKED FUEL VAPORS AND CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO C… |
| 2016-07-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW IT TO MOVE. |
| 2016-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE CONTAIN AMMONIUM NITRATE THAT IS UNSTABLE AND COULD L… |
| 2016-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE CONTAIN AMMONIUM NITRATE THAT IS UNSTABLE AND COULD L… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SRS (AIR BAG) MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS UNBUCKLED AT ANY POINT DURING THE DRIV… |
| 2016-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAD ALL RECALLS REPAIRED A LOU SOBH HONDA IN CUMMING GA. ACURA WAS CLEAR THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS I HAD DONE WOULD H… |
| 2016-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO WAS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND IN DRIVE. I WAS ON THE RAMP OF A MERGI… |
| 2016-02-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE WITH THE SHIFT… |
| 2016-02-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V0… |
| 2016-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY MDX IN FOR RECALL 15-011 RECALL SRS UNIT MALFUNCTION ON 1/20/2016. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITI… |
| 2016-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEATED SEAT FUNCTION IN OUR ACURA MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO MELT AND BURN THROUGH THE ENTIRE UPHOLSTERY … |
| 2016-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FAILING TORQUE CONVERTER. VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT HONDA REFUSES TO RECALL AND STAND BEHIND THIS SAFETY… |
| 2015-12-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE AIR BAGS INADVE… |
| 2015-10-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT WE ALL PUSH NHTSA TO MAKE ACURA/HONDA RECALL ALL THESE MDX FROM 2001 TO 2012 TO HAVE THES… |
| 2015-10-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AT 2ND-3RD GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT IN THE HIGHWAY |
| 2015-09-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TH… |
| 2015-09-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN APPROACHING SPEEDS OF 35MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO MAKE A RUMBLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND WOULD THEN START… |
| 2015-07-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V045000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2015-06-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V37… |
| 2015-05-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS… |
| 2015-04-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOW… |
| 2015-03-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS)… |
| 2015-03-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS… |
| 2015-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V045000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2015-02-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE … |
| 2015-02-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V349000 (AIR BAGS) … |