2018 Acura MDX problems
Owners have filed 284 complaints about the 2018 Acura MDX with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 12.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 11.6%.
Complaints284
Crashes6
Fires8
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 12.3% · 35
Forward collision avoidance 11.6% · 33
Fuel/propulsion system 9.9% · 28
Electrical system 9.5% · 27
Power train 8.1% · 23
Fuel system, gasoline 7.7% · 22
Lane departure 7.7% · 22
Unknown or other 6.7% · 19
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 16 model years of the Acura MDX in this data, 2018 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2016 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 193 in the last three years against 51 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 30,000 miles.
In owners' own words
On a regular basis, if accelerating to cross an intersection, car stops or hesitates for several seconds. We have almost been hit by cars several times in the past year. Dealership states everytime i have it serviced, they are unable to replicate and they have never heard of this. In a 5 minute internet search I have found many references to the same issue. Engine
The contact owned a 2018 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to several dealers but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. Engine · reported at 130,000 miles
Starter failed with auto start/stop while stopped in traffic. Since engine wouldn't start, car shifted to park automatically and can not shift to neutral with the engine off and unable to start. The battery was fine and could go into aux mode, but still won't shift to neutral. Aside from quality issues related to starter, significant safety design flaw. Engine · reported at 1,900 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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