MODELYEARINDEX

Acura MDX

1,364 complaints across 11 scored model years and 23 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Acura MDX Full report
F
Grade 2010–2020
2016 vs model median 2.9×
Model median3× median
Drivetrain 68
Engine 25
Electrical 21
Avoid

2016 · 2020

Best

2010 · 2013

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
0.35× 17 A
2011
0.46× 27 A
2012
0.40× 25 A
2013
0.33× 22 A
2014
2.26× 151 F
2015
1.00× 70 C
2016
2.91× 207 F
2017
1.85× 114 F
2018
0.86× 61 C
2019
1.62× 96 F
2020
2.06× 129 F
2022 P
2.41× 198 F
2023 P
0.73× 56 B
2024 P
0.85× 62 B
2025 P
2.32× 129 F

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG21.5
City / Highway19 / 25.5
Engine3.5L, 6 cyl
DriveFront-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$3,525

Recalls

23 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
23V858000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2013–2020 2,490,460
26V365000 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS 2014–2020 880,514
24V064000 AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER 2020, 2022 750,114
21V215000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2019, 2020 624,552
19V060000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2016–2018 437,032
19V256000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS 2014–2019 322,897
25V391000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES 2023–2025 259,033
23V751000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL 2016–2020 248,999

+ 15 further campaigns

Others in Midsize SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
Audi Q7
20172021
C
Audi Q8
2019
C
BMW X5
20112021
D
BMW X6
none flagged
C
Chevrolet Traverse
20102011
C
Dodge Durango
20112012
C
Dodge Journey
20142015
C
Dodge Nitro
none flagged
C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2016 MDX
Complaints in window
207
Severity-weighted
301.5
Model median (weighted)
104
vs model median
2.91×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
7
Open investigations
2
Score 5.5 F