Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | 25V032000 |
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT | 9,221 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Stopped for a red light at a busy intersection with the auto start/stop feature turned on. After releasing the brake p… |
| 2026-03-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | When the auto start stop engages my car will shut down and then it takes a minute or two for it to restart. This has ha… |
| 2026-03-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Auto start/stop system - yes, it is available for inspection. The vehicle turned off at a buy intersection and it was a… |
| 2026-03-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle bucked for a… |
| 2026-03-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car stalls at idle. Auto Idle does not allow engine to restart from stop. Creating dangerous situations when on highwa… |
| 2026-03-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When I was at a stop light, the car shut off and went into park. I believe the Idle Stop was off at the time. When I … |
| 2026-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | There are times when my car comes to a stop shuts off ( auto off) then will not turn back on. This has happened numerou… |
| 2026-02-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2025 Acura MDX failed to restart after an auto-idle stop at a light in heavy traffic. Second time this has happened a… |
| 2026-02-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On several occasions, when the vehicle has been driving and comes to a stop in traffic. the auto start stop kills the … |
| 2026-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2025 Acura MDX (under 10,000 miles) has failed to restart after the automatic idle stop engaged at stoplights and dr… |
| 2026-02-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Auto Idle Stop/Auto Start-Stop Issue- On multiple occasions, occurring randomly, the vehicle will not start at stoplig… |
| 2026-01-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | When stopped at a red light on a busy off ramp to a busy highway, the car's engine idle function turned the engine off … |
| 2026-01-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | Sunroof exploded while driving on the interstate. A loud noise and glass was everywhere inside the truck on my passenge… |
| 2026-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Hello… this has happened at least four times.. the car goes to stand by/idle mode when the auto shut off is engaged. … |
| 2025-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was at a red light. My auto idle kicked in. I went to turn it off and Either simultaneously or right before I hit the… |
| 2025-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Incident 1 (Loss of Propulsion in Traffic) - 12/16/25 The vehicle failed to restart immediately after the auto start-st… |
| 2025-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The idle-stop function would frequently malfunction. I would be at a stop, which would trigger the idle-stop function a… |
| 2025-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This has happend twice in the past 2 months, I came to a red light and the auto stop/start engaged automatically. When… |
| 2025-12-02 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS | No | 0 | I am a three-time Acura owner currently leasing a 2025 Acura MDX through Honda/Acura. On or about 12/02/2025, at approx… |
| 2025-11-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | When the car comes to a stop, the engine will shut down after idling. This is by design. The problem is that the engine… |
| 2025-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The power and motor on the moonroof and sunshade has failed multiple Times in the first year of owning the car. |
| 2025-10-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2025 Acura MDX Aspec Advanced - Experienced 3 instances of failure to restart after engine idle shutoff or normal shuto… |
| 2025-10-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When the auto idle stop system is enabled my Acura will shut down completely when the vehicle comes to a complete stop … |
| 2025-10-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | When the automatic engine start/stop is enabled, my car will shut down. To the point where it has to be completely off,… |
| 2025-10-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The auto start stop function is not working, the car turn-off completely and I have to start the engine by pressing the… |
| 2025-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Autostart (stop/start) stopped engine but failed to restart car. Had to shut down computer and restart computer and th… |
| 2025-10-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My 2025 Acura MDX randomly turns off when in Auto Stop/Start mode at stoplights and I have to restart it. After it happ… |
| 2025-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car engine sometimes does not restart when the auto start-stop feature is engaged. Car engine is also sluggish to resta… |
| 2025-09-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:THROTTLEBODY/MANIFOLD | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed … |
| 2025-09-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When driving and the stopping the auto start/stop feature does not rengage and the car places itself in park and become… |
| 2025-09-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | During three separate incidents, my vehicle’s engine unexpectedly shut off without warning, twice in the middle of movi… |
| 2025-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving in traffic, my vehicle suddenly shut down without warning. The engine stalled, and I lost power to steeri… |
| 2025-08-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Idle stop causing engine to shut down. This has happened three times! It’s very dangerous. |
| 2025-07-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The auto start/stop system failed to restart at a stop light. This was an issue on the older MDX and TLX vehicles with … |
| 2025-07-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The geniuses at Acura / Honda quit installing SiriusXM in the 2025 MDX and instead relies on the user's cell phone pair… |
| 2025-07-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | Tires have 3k miles . For the past 2 weeks, we have had a slow leak. Must refill air every 3 days. Spent one day at Tir… |
| 2025-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The car sometimes brakes on its own, and sometimes it brakes more or less than normal. Also, sometimes when I try to tu… |
| 2025-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | i purchased the vehicle March of 2025. Since I have been to the dealership on multiple occasions. I was there less than… |
| 2025-05-09 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | Yes | 0 | (1) My airbag's did not deploy when an another car drove into the front of my car causing extensive damage. It has bee… |
| 2025-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This is a known issue with Acura that they have not addressed. The software cannot be updated due to a flaw in their d… |
| 2025-01-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My new Acura MDX has very soft braking under normal braking and with harder braking the pedal normally is at the same l… |
| 2024-08-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | on 8/24, I purchased an acura mdx 2025 technology package.We drove home from the dealer, my mother heard a rattling noi… |
| 2024-08-21 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while shifted into reverse(R), the rear-view camera display … |