2025 Acura MDX problems
Owners have filed 188 complaints about the 2025 Acura MDX with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 36.2% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 27.7%.
Complaints188
Crashes5
Fires0
Injuries13
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 36.2% · 68
Electrical system 27.7% · 52
Unknown or other 14.4% · 27
Fuel/propulsion system 5.9% · 11
Forward collision avoidance 2.7% · 5
Power train 2.7% · 5
Service brakes 2.7% · 5
Steering 1.6% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 5 describe a crash and 13 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 16 model years of the Acura MDX in this data, 2025 sits 13th by complaint volume. 2016 draws the most.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 14,000 miles.
In owners' own words
My vehicle is equipped with the auto stop, idle/start feature. I have had my vehicle completely shut off at least 6 times when I am at a complete stop. I have researched this problem among 2025 Acura MDX owners and it seems to be a recurring problem. The feature is suppose to save gas when I am at a stop and shut down the engine and then restart when I press the gas pedal but that is not happening. Engine
Auto Idle Stop/Auto Start-Stop Issue- On multiple occasions, occurring randomly, the vehicle will not start at stoplights after auto-idle stop is engaged. Sometimes this happens after the vehicle has been running for over an hour. Currently, the vehicle must be completely powered down and then restarted to revive engine. Engine
I have a 2025 Acura MDX SH-AWD. Several times while stopped in traffic, the Auto Idle Stop system shut the engine off and the vehicle displayed âRESTART ENGINE.â The vehicle did not restart automatically. I'm concerned that this could cause a safety hazard if it happens in traffic. I want to file a safety complaint. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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