"How reliable is the 2001 Acura Mdx?"

"Based on 266 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Acura Mdx has a median complaint mileage of 100000 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Acura Mdx?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Acura Mdx is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 266 total complaints filed."

2001 Acura Mdx: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 266 complaints

266

Total Complaints

100,000mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

73,789 25th Percentile

100,000 Median Mileage

141,369 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

POWER TRAIN

AIR BAGS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SUSPENSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

STEERING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SEATBELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY FOR A BOOSTER SEAT. COSUMER FEELS THERE'S A DEFECT IN THE WAY THEY WERE MADE. SEAT WILL SLIDE 7 TO 9 INCHES IN A COLLISION.*AK CONSUMER STATES BOOSTER SEAT IS A COMMON MODEL MANFACTURED BY CENTURY PRODUCTS, THE SEAT BELT STRAP GOES THROUGH THE BACK OF THE BOOSTER SEA..."

"CONSUMER WAS GOING 45MPH ON 3 LANE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD LIT UP. CONSUMER GOT TO SHOULDER OF ROAD, STARTED IT UP AND DROVE IT TO DEALER. THIS WAS FOURTH TIME HAPPENING, AND DEALER STILL COULDN'T TELL CONSUMER WHAT'S CAUSED IT TO STALL. *AK *JB"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 86 complaints

25th: 72,394 mi Median: 90,000 mi 75th: 108,500 mi

POWER TRAIN 42 complaints

25th: 120,979 mi Median: 148,000 mi 75th: 169,500 mi

AIR BAGS 14 complaints

25th: 19,090 mi Median: 35,198 mi 75th: 150,000 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 10 complaints

Median: 160,000 mi

SUSPENSION 8 complaints

25th: 186,000 mi Median: 186,953 mi 75th: 210,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 63 TX: 23 NY: 20 FL: 13 NC: 11 GA: 10 PA: 9 MD: 9 WA: 9 NJ: 9

Who Files Complaints?

22.6%

Original Owners

77.4%

Second+ Owners

Acura Mdx — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2002	242	98,232	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	16
2003	259	110,000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	12
2004	242	96,000	POWER TRAIN	22
2005	244	82,197	POWER TRAIN	25
2006	121	84,982	POWER TRAIN	16
2007	124	93,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
2008	62	46,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
2009	74	45,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	6
2010	63	56,000	ENGINE	8
2011	87	56,000	ENGINE	5
2012	94	46,800	ENGINE	5
2013	43	49,520	ENGINE	0
2014	241	15,000	STEERING	18
2015	96	23,500	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	6
2016	490	34,000	ENGINE	17
2017	339	27,000	ENGINE	12
2018	247	25,345	ENGINE	6
2019	282	20,000	ENGINE	8
2020	319	32,181	ENGINE	5
2022	159	41,000	POWER TRAIN	7
2023	50	4,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
2024	54	9,747	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	1
2025	66	18,000	ENGINE	2

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28