Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
49
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Acura Mdx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | My car exterior paint has poor quality. It has been for years. It clear coat peeling and bubbling due to poor factory a… |
| 2025-03-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | About maybe 2 months ago my tailgate open light comes on. When the exterior light is left on when I get in the car. ..… |
| 2023-03-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I was at stoplight waiting to make a right turn and the Check Air Bag System turned on. No accident, just the error ca… |
| 2022-04-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Had front collision with another vehicle and hit their passenger side of the vehicle and their Airbags Deployed on that… |
| 2021-03-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, IT SEAMS TO SPONTANE… |
| 2021-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The clock in the 2008 Acura MDX stopped working over 18 months ago. This occurred after an Acura Day-light-Savings tim… |
| 2020-05-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON. NO ACCIDENTS, NOTHING THAT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THE LIGHT TO COME ON. IT WAS STATION… |
| 2019-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AN AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE WHEN I TURNED MY PARKED 2008 ACURA MDX ON IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY … |
| 2019-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN WHICH IS AFFECT VARIOUS PARTS, INCLUDING THE DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. TH… |
| 2019-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2008 MDX'S BATTERY WOULD DRAIN OUT OFTEN AND HAD TO REPLACE 2-3 NEW BATTERIES DURING THAT TIME FRAME AND NUMEROUS JU… |
| 2018-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2018, I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 95 AND MY CONSOLE LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND THE CAR JUST… |
| 2017-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY 2017 (ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO). TODAY, EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL JUST DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING… |
| 2016-06-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A MDX WITH SPORT SUSPENSION. I RECENTLY VISITED MY MECHANIC TO DISCOVER THAT BOTH OF MY REAR SHOCKS ARE BLOWN. A… |
| 2015-08-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY |
| 2015-06-11 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE V… |
| 2015-05-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SPORTS SUSPENSION IN VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK OVERTIME. I BELIEVE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE, EVERY BUMP I GO OVER, TINY OR BIG IT… |
| 2014-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | *****ACURA MDX 2008 BATTERY IS DRAINING AND CAR WILL NOT START DUE TO HFL UNIT.******** ***CONSUMERS SHOULD KNOW SO TH… |
| 2014-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HOOD WAS VIBRATING. IN ADD… |
| 2014-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | RATTLING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATED AT LOW SPEEDS APPROX 15 TO 30 MPH...NOISE NOT NOTICEABLE AT HIGHER CRUISING SPEEDS. *TR |
| 2014-09-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS PARKED ON DRIVEWAY AND SUDDENLY RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW GLASS BROKEN BY ITSELF. INITIALLY I THOUGHT SOME ONE … |
| 2014-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE ADS SENSOR HAS GONE BAD ON MY 2008 MDX. SOME HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN COLORADO BECAUSE SALT PUT ON THE ROADS FOR SNOW … |
| 2014-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN OCTOBER 2014. EVER SINCE I HAD THE CAR I NOTICE THAT THE HOOD STARTS VIBRATING AS IF IT IS… |
| 2013-08-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | 1.HOOD: WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I NOTICED THE HOOD FLUTTERING AS IF IT WAS NOT CLOSED SECURELY. I PULLED OFF … |
| 2013-05-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA MDX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COM… |
| 2013-04-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | HEAR CLICK NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA WHILE ACCELERATING OR BRAKING THE VEHICLE. *TR |
| 2013-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES BEGAN TO HAVE AN AWFUL SQUEAKING SOUND AT 28,000 MILES. I CALLED ACURA'S CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE. THE REP ON… |
| 2013-02-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AROUND 15 MPH IN A SNOWING AFTERNOON ON A LOCAL ROAD. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED TOWARD THE … |
| 2013-01-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | IN JANUARY 2013 MY ADS LIGHT IN MY MDX WENT ON. WE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT ACURA HAD SENT A SERVICE REQUEST TO CERTA… |
| 2012-06-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IF THE CAR PARKED FOR 2 OR MORE DAYS IT WILL NOT START. THERE IS DRAIN IN THE SYSTEM. APPARENTLY THIS IS VERY COMMON PR… |
| 2012-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HANDS FREE LINK CONSTANTLY DRAINS THE BATTERY, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN USE. I HAVE REPLACED 3 BATTERIES. T… |
| 2012-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR, STOP THE CAR, ACCELERATE AND… |
| 2012-02-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A GRINDING NOISE AND HESITATED… |
| 2011-08-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE HOOD FLUTTERS UP AND DOWN, EVEN THOUGH THE HOOD IS LATCHED DOWN. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS COMMON AND… |
| 2010-10-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING MY 2008 ACURA MDX IN THE RAIN, SPECIFICALLY IF I HAVE GONE THRU A PUDDLE, SIMULTANEOUSLY A MESSAGE WILL AP… |
| 2010-09-13 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2008 ACURA MDX ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WITH THE MOONROOF IN THE TILT POSITION. NO OTHER VEHI… |
| 2010-07-29 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA MDX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 65 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WA… |
| 2010-03-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2008 ACURA MDX SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE HONDA BRAKE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VERY SPONGY BRAKE AND TAKES MORE… |
| 2010-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HOOD ON 2008 ACURA MDX FLUTTERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR |
| 2009-12-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE FIRST INCIDENT,12/17/2009, WAS WHILE I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE LIKE IT SHO… |
| 2009-10-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA MDX. WHILE SHE WAS REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVE-WAY SHE STOPPED BECAUSE SHE RAN OVER SO… |
| 2009-07-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 ACURA MDX WITH 27,000 MILES. A HOLE HAS APPEARED IN THE CONDENSER REGULATING THE A/C UNIT INOPERATIVE. THE HOLE … |
| 2009-07-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AUTO DAMPER SYSTEM ON 2008 MDX STOPS WORKING DUE TO SENSOR PROBLEMS IN SHOCKS/ STRUTS. AUTO DAMPER SYSTEM ADJUSTS SHOC… |
| 2009-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A LOT OF TRAVEL AND ON A FEW OCCASIONS, IT ACTUALLY WHEN ALL THE WAY DO… |
| 2009-01-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS STICKING OUT AT A 90 … |
| 2008-11-01 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | ACURA MDX-2008. IN FALL AND WINTER TIME TIRE PRESSURE READ LOW AND SIGNAL POPS. COMPLAINT WITH DEALER JACKS THE TIRE PR… |
| 2008-09-03 | SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | THE ISSUE IS A POSSIBLE DESIGN COMPATIBILITY WITH A LATCH ANCHOR SYSTEM AND MY RECENTLY PURCHASED ACURA 08 MDX. (RELAT… |
| 2008-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2008 ACURA MDX - TOOK DELIVERY OF THIS NEW VEHICLE ON JULY 1, 2008 FROM SUNNYSIDE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN NASHUA NH. VEHIC… |
| 2008-02-24 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | 2008 ACURA MDX -ENTERTAINMENT PACKAGE REAR TAILGATE DOOR HAS TWO MODES OF CLOSING. AUTO AND MANUAL. AFTER LOADING CAR… |
| 2008-01-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE NEW HEAD RESTRAINTS THAT YOU REQUIRE BECAUSE OF THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY EVALUATIONS HAVE CREATED… |