Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Acura Mdx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Check engine light continues to come on after repair, lack of power and transmission skip at times. Reverse light dark,… |
| 2025-08-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The hazard warning switch on my 2011 Acura MDX Technology & Entertainment Package VIN [XXX] sticks. It is due to a man… |
| 2025-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Unknown |
| 2025-04-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The 2011 Acura MDX has a problem with the pistons in the engine which causes excessive oil consumption. This was subjec… |
| 2023-12-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine excessively consumes oil. No issue to the engine whatsoever no smoke at exhaust no burning oil. Check my oil aft… |
| 2023-06-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Moonroof / Sunroof glass spontaneously exploded as while driving on Interstate at approximately 65mph. This caused man… |
| 2023-04-26 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | My sunroof shattered and exploded While I was driving |
| 2023-03-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While driving Moon roof shattered. Available for inspection. Our lives were put at risk by the sudden onset of loud sha… |
| 2023-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2011 Acura MDX Engine Oil Leak from Pan. Oil change and dip stick completely dry after 2 days. Many complaints of this … |
| 2022-12-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle lost power- all lights came on. After being towed to two separate mechanics, found out engine blew. Had to re… |
| 2022-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This car burns oil at an insane rate. I have to go to Jiffy Lube after only 1500 miles, and they are in shock when they… |
| 2022-02-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the airbag warning li… |
| 2021-10-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Car airbag system check light is on all times, garage ran diagnostic check airbag inflator malfunction |
| 2021-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Excessive oil consumption. I have the oil changed when the maintenance minder gets to 10%. Usually this is about 5,000 … |
| 2021-09-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car was going at 75 miles down to 40 miles then engine died. |
| 2021-08-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The SUV was taken to an Acura dealer Ponce P.R. for inspection due to the fact that the engine was consuming too much o… |
| 2020-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2011 ACURA MDX AND JUST RECENTLY MY AIRBAG SRS LIGHT HAS CAME ON WHEN I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON. I WAS TOLD BY TH… |
| 2020-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | USING OIL, NO LEAKS, NO SMOKE. LESS THAN 1000 MILES PUTTING MORE OIL IN. NEED TO RECALL THESE ENGINES |
| 2020-07-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. I CHECK IT EVERY TWO WEEKS AND EVERY TIME I HAVE TO TOP OFF. |
| 2020-03-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I'VE HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH OIL BURNING THROUGH AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN EXPECTED. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE LAST TW… |
| 2020-02-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I OWN TWO ACURA MDXS. 2009 SPORT AND 2011 ADVANCE. BOTH THESE VEHICLES ACTIVE DAMPER SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIM… |
| 2019-12-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CHECK AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON AT ALL TIMES. CAR CONSUMES WAY TOO MUCH OIL. CLOSE TO 3.5 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES |
| 2019-11-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND DISSATISFIED WITH THE 2011 ACURA MDX I PURCHASED NOVEMBER 2018 THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL TYPE… |
| 2019-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER WINDOWS AND SUNROOF STARED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN STOPPED WORKING ALL-TOGETHER. APPARENTL… |
| 2019-09-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON SEPT 11 2019 MY MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME OF A PROBLEM WITH MY 2011 ACURA MDX. HE SAID IT WAS EXCESSIVELY BURNING OIL. … |
| 2019-08-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL. DEALERSHIP MADE US GO THROUGH OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND CONFIRMED THIS IS AN ISSU… |
| 2019-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CON… |
| 2019-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THERE IS SHUDDERING COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION ON SPEEDS OF 30-40 MPH. IT SEEMS LIKE ACURA KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND SE… |
| 2019-07-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 80MPH WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC AND CLEAR SKIES. LUCKILY… |
| 2019-06-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, AN UNIDENTIFIABLE BURNING ODOR WAS EMITTED INTO THE CABIN. T… |
| 2019-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I CHANGE ENGINE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES, BUT I HAVE TO CHANGE EVERY 1,000 MILES IN THE LAST YEAR. EXPLAIN TO THE TECHNIC… |
| 2019-05-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 11, 2011 I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE MY CAR TRUNK HATCH AND MY 13 Y/O DAUGHTER RAN INTO A SHAR… |
| 2018-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | YELLOW CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM APPEARS AFTER CAR IS STARTED. |
| 2018-05-17 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND CAUSED THE GLASS TO FRACTURE. … |
| 2018-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH |
| 2017-12-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE IS CONSUMING MORE OIL THEN IT SHOULD BE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ACURA STILL HAS … |
| 2017-11-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, IT BURNS AT LEAST 1 QT PER 1000 MILES. |
| 2017-09-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN MORNING TRAFFIC GOING AT LEAST 65 MPH. |
| 2017-08-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING ALONG AN INTERSTATE AND HEARD A DEAFENING SOUND. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, LEFT THE INTERSTATE AND… |
| 2017-05-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION |
| 2017-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE D… |
| 2017-01-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND TRYING TO STOP, THE CAR START ACCELERATING AND REACH OVER 6500RPM. I COULD NOT STOP AND PASS… |
| 2017-01-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | Driver side seat functions stop working: - up and down (tilt) - forward and back Acura had no explanation for it and … |
| 2017-01-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE GLASS SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEED OF 65-70 MPH. THE NEARE… |
| 2016-12-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE OIL WARNING IND… |
| 2016-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CAR HAS NO LEAKS. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A FEW DEALER. CAR HAS 96,000 MILES. AFTER… |
| 2016-10-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. ACURA CLAIMS BURNING 1 QT EVERY 1,000 MILES IS ACCEPTABLE. BASED ON WEB SEARCH MANY OTHER OW… |
| 2016-01-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT HEARD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASI… |
| 2015-12-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE PURCHASED USED WITH 47K MILES ON IT. BY THE TIME I NOTICED THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM (WHICH I CERTAINLY DIDN'… |
| 2015-07-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STARTED CONSUMING OIL AROUND 80,000 MILES. AT 90,000 MILES THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING 1 QUART EVERY 1,000 MI… |