Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Acura Mdx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that after the State Inspection was completed, the State Inspector … |
| 2026-03-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Customer reports: - vehicle will not start - died while backing up and wouldn't restart - no warning in car and safety … |
| 2026-03-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car shuts off when idling and goes into neutral when stopping at stop signs or yeilding in a rotary |
| 2026-03-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine has 97,000 miles and has been meticulously maintained with current rod bearing failure. |
| 2026-01-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Hi, Vehicle experienced sudden loss of power and inability to accelerate while driving. Engine entered limp mode and wo… |
| 2026-01-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine failed and acura tech said it was connecting rod failure. There is a Safety recall from Acura 23-036 and an … |
| 2026-01-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I have a 2016 MDX. The big red light on my tailgate on the passenger side stopped working. I had been driving at night … |
| 2026-01-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal… |
| 2025-12-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NHTSA Incident Report Vehicle: 2016 Acura MDX Date of Incident: [XXX] Location: Oregon (Oregon Coast to Portland) Mile… |
| 2025-11-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving my Acura MDX(2016 7900 miles) on a multi-lane highway, the vehicle experienced a sudden and significant l… |
| 2025-11-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On November 28th at 10:00 AM, my 2016 Acura MDX suffered a catastrophic and sudden engine failure that resulted in a t… |
| 2025-11-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | This has happened twice while on a drive, cruising along on a highway and go to pass a car in another lane, transmissio… |
| 2025-11-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The MDX drove perfectly until out of sudden there as a stall, knocking and ticking sound in the Engine. It is diagnosed… |
| 2025-11-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, there was an abnormal so… |
| 2025-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have a 2016 Acura MDX with 87,000 miles that has bad rod knock. Service Bulletin 23-036 talks about it. Even though m… |
| 2025-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Started hearing a "knocking" sound from the engine compartment, whose frequency clearly was proportional to engine RPM.… |
| 2025-11-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When car is started, attempting to slowly accelerate in reverse or forward you will experience a loss of drive power, t… |
| 2025-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The factory‑applied exterior paint on the roof panel of my 2016 Acura MDX has experienced clear‑coat and base‑coat dela… |
| 2025-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased a 2016 Acura MDX during the summer of 2025. I am the second owner. In November 2025, the engine starting ex… |
| 2025-11-01 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | warning lights for LKAS, ACC, lane mitigation, etc come on intermittently and then just disappear next time you start c… |
| 2025-10-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car broke down driving from Dallas to Oklahoma on the highway while at cruising speed. We were able to pull over safely… |
| 2025-10-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, there was an abnormal ticking sound… |
| 2025-10-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine cut out on the middle of a pitch black highway in Virginia. Few seconds lights flashing on dashboard check engin… |
| 2025-10-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Two issues: 1. The paint on my rooftop in front of the sunroof began peeling off three months ago. I’ve read and MANY o… |
| 2025-10-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The co… |
| 2025-10-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The Acura MDX, which had always been serviced at an Acura dealership, had 121,007 miles on it when the transmission com… |
| 2025-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | This submission supplements my existing NHTSA complaint regarding Recall 17-010 and the 9-speed automatic transmission … |
| 2025-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Hello. I went to the Acura dealership because I got a recall letter. I lost the letter itself a few days ago. I also h… |
| 2025-09-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | No prior issues with vehicle when all of a sudden/out of the blue the check engine light started flashing and felt decr… |
| 2025-09-14 | WHEELS | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle on the road, the front driver's side wheel came off. |
| 2025-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On 9/12/2025 driving on the highway in stop and go traffic, the idle stop feature engaged, but the engine would not res… |
| 2025-09-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have a 2016 Acura MDX, recently took it to Oh Acura in Temecula for a check due to a noise coming from the engine. Ac… |
| 2025-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving on the freeway with my children, the vehicle started to shake and the emission system problem, transmissi… |
| 2025-08-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled. Additionally, there wa… |
| 2025-08-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have a 2016 Acura MDX with a 3.5 engine that had a #2 connecting rod failure. I took the information to my local Acur… |
| 2025-08-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | One morning I noticed the engine in 2016 Acura MDX was making a loud knocking noise. The check engine light immediately… |
| 2025-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, there were several unknown wa… |
| 2025-08-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact's daughter owned a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving approximately 70 … |
| 2025-08-02 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | No | 0 | On Saturday [XXX] I was travelling on [XXX] from Orangeburg to Atlanta. I did was not using cruise control but the syst… |
| 2025-07-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving on the highway this vehicle shifted into neutral and lost power. Once pulled to the side of the road, th… |
| 2025-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicl… |
| 2025-07-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On Sunday, while driving approximately 70 mph on the highway with my two young children in the car, the check engine li… |
| 2025-07-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Catastrophic engine failure occurred while driving on July 4, 2025, resulting in the car briefly stopping at 60mph skid… |
| 2025-07-01 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | No | 0 | Front camera not working triggered multiple warning lights on |
| 2025-06-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | driving on freeway at 65mph and check engine light flashed as vehicle started to studder and turned off while driving. … |
| 2025-06-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed, and th… |
| 2025-06-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Car stalled in traffic and would not restart, and couldn’t figure out how to put in neutral. We had good samaritans th… |
| 2025-06-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving southbound on I-5 from San Francisco to Anaheim, the vehicle began making rattling and squeaking noises f… |
| 2025-06-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the contact felt a big bang with an abnorma… |
| 2025-06-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission and motor has failed. Car has 133000 miles. Transmission recently rebuilt. Car continues to malfunc… |