"How reliable is the 2016 Acura Mdx?"

"Based on 490 NHTSA complaints, the 2016 Acura Mdx has a median complaint mileage of 34000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2016 Acura Mdx?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2016 Acura Mdx is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 490 total complaints filed."

2016 Acura Mdx: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 490 complaints

490

Total Complaints

34,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,208 25th Percentile

34,000 Median Mileage

60,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

140

POWER TRAIN

109

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STRUCTURE:BODY

SERVICE BRAKES

STEERING

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE 9 SPEED ZF TRANSMISSION HAS UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR INCLUDING: DELAYED SHIFTING LEADING TO PAUSES IN POWER, DELAYED DOWN SHIFT DURING ATTEMPTS AT HIGHWAY SPEED ACCELERATION, JERKY SHIFTS, CAR REMAINS IN NEUTRAL WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE EFFEC..."

"WHILE DRIVING, THE MDX SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AND CANNOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF NEUTRAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY MULTIPLE TIMES. THE INFORMATION DISPLAY SHOWS FIRST EMISSIONS PROBLEM, THEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ACURA HAS A TSB OUT FOR THIS B15-034, BUT WON'T APPLY IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM APPEARS. HAVI..."

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.

ENGINE 140 complaints

25th: 35,000 mi Median: 49,000 mi 75th: 88,086 mi

POWER TRAIN 109 complaints

25th: 14,000 mi Median: 31,001 mi 75th: 53,675 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 38 complaints

25th: 2,425 mi Median: 10,555 mi 75th: 34,750 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 33 complaints

25th: 6,673 mi Median: 16,879 mi 75th: 39,527 mi

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 27 complaints

25th: 14,777 mi Median: 44,750 mi 75th: 65,776 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 117 MD: 32 TX: 31 GA: 30 IL: 27 FL: 26 VA: 24 WA: 20 NC: 16 CO: 12

Who Files Complaints?

0.2%

Original Owners

99.8%

Second+ Owners

Acura Mdx — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2001	266	100,000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	10
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
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