{"id":"2025_acura_mdx","make":"Acura","make_slug":"acura","model":"MDX","model_slug":"mdx","year":2025,"url":"/acura/mdx/2025/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":48055,"model":"MDX FWD","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S10)","cyl":6,"displ":3.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":19,"hwy":26,"comb":22,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":411,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3500,"save_spend":-6250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Sun Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":48070,"model":"MDX AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S10)","cyl":6,"displ":3.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":19,"hwy":25,"comb":21,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":423,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":3700,"save_spend":-7250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Sun Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":48113,"model":"MDX AWD Type-S","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S10)","cyl":6,"displ":3.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":17,"hwy":21,"comb":19,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":474,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":4100,"save_spend":-9250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Wed Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2024"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","segment":"Compact SUV","recalls":[{"campaign":"26V332000","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2026-05-21","owner_notified":"2026-07-06","units":98892,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.","consequence":"Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"Refer to Comments","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V391000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2025-06-12","owner_notified":"2025-07-28","units":259033,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Acura TLX, 2023-2025 Acura MDX, and 2023-2025 Honda Pilot vehicles. The brake pedal pivot pin was not secured properly, which can cause the pedal to shift out of position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 108, \"Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment\" and 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"","consequence":"A brake pedal that shifts out of position can prevent the driver from applying the brakes as intended, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the brake pedal assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are FLX and XLY.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"FLX, XLY","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V031000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2025-01-23","owner_notified":"2025-03-17","units":294612,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S vehicles.  A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power.","consequence":"An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.","remedy":"Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025.  Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"EL1, AL0","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V032000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2025-01-23","owner_notified":"2025-03-03","units":9221,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2025 Acura MDX vehicles.  The touchscreen in the center console may go blank, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"A rearview camera that does not display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the center information display unit, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 3, 2025.  Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's number for this recall is RKZ.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"RKZ","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":68,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":96,"crash":2,"fire":0,"injured":5,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",61],["Electrical System",41],["Unspecified",25],["Fuel/Propulsion System",11],["Forward Collision Avoidance",5],["Service Brakes",4]],"by_year":{"2024":1,"2025":26,"2026":69},"excerpts":[["2025-12-05","Electrical System","i purchased the vehicle March of 2025. Since I have been to the dealership on multiple occasions. I was there less than a week after purchase because there was a noise coming from the front tire the dealership balanced the tire. The noise was still there so i returned and the next time they replaced the front wheel bea\u2026"],["2025-12-03","Engine","The idle-stop function would frequently malfunction. I would be at a stop, which would trigger the idle-stop function and the car would turn off, but when I released my foot off the break in preparation for needing to start moving, the car would stall and shut completely off. There was about a five second delay before \u2026"],["2025-11-23","Fuel/Propulsion System","When the car comes to a stop, the engine will shut down after idling. This is by design. The problem is that the engine shuts off and does not start up again. This is very dangers when turning across traffic. I took the car in for maintenance and they said this is a known issue but there is no fix. The internet has man\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA25004","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE","opened":"2025-03-26","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages","summary":"On June 3, 2022, the O\u00ef\u00ac\u0192ce of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE22005 after the agency received VOQs and several \u00ef\u00ac\ufffdeld reports concerning the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) feature on 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles. The complaints allege that the engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop at a tra\u00ef\u00ac\u0192c light or road intersection with the AIS function engaged. The subject vehicles are equipped with a 3.5L engine with a 9-speed automatic transmission. On January 6, 2023, Honda released service bulletins 23-008 and 23-009. These service bulletins address the failure to restart issue in the 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles, as well as the 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.151,"seats":7,"fcw":"Standard & Optional","ldw":"Standard & Optional","aeb":"Standard & Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":null,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":null,"rollover_risk":0.151,"seats":7,"fcw":"Standard & Optional","ldw":"Standard & Optional","aeb":"Standard & Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":103,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":22,"ncap":5,"complaints":96},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}