"How reliable is the 2017 Acura Mdx?"

"Based on 339 NHTSA complaints, the 2017 Acura Mdx has a median complaint mileage of 27000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2017 Acura Mdx?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2017 Acura Mdx is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 339 total complaints filed."

2017 Acura Mdx: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 339 complaints

339

Total Complaints

27,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

9,067 25th Percentile

27,000 Median Mileage

64,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2017 ACURA MDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WARNING "BEEPS" VOLUME ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VOLUME OF THE WARNING BEEPS NEEDED TO BE INCREASED. IF THE RADIO WAS ON AND A CALL CAME IN, THE RADIO VOLUME WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF UNTIL THE PHONE CALL ENDED. *JB"

"SINCE CHRISTMAS, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 8-10 OCCURRENCES IN WHICH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GOING HAYWIRE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LISTS ERRORS AND CODE FAILURES. AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT EVEN BE SHUT OFF. THERE IS NO CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THIS OCCURS, AND MANY OF THE 'ADD' ON SAFETY COMPONENTS (LANE ASSIST/ET..."

"GOING ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR IN TRAFFIC A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 2 CAR LENGTHS STARTED TO TURN RIGHT INTO A GAS STATION LOT UNEXPECTEDLY. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM DETECTED A POTENTIAL FOR COLLISION AND WARNED ME. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SLOWLY ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE ..."

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 69 complaints

25th: 12,000 mi Median: 51,500 mi 75th: 78,500 mi

POWER TRAIN 62 complaints

25th: 8,750 mi Median: 36,000 mi 75th: 61,500 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 37 complaints

25th: 11,250 mi Median: 31,324 mi 75th: 42,545 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 28 complaints

25th: 6,350 mi Median: 12,000 mi 75th: 16,000 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 20 complaints

25th: 7,946 mi Median: 12,431 mi 75th: 40,900 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 56 TX: 26 IL: 23 FL: 16 NC: 16 GA: 16 MD: 15 PA: 14 AL: 13 NY: 13

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
2016	490	34,000	ENGINE	17
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