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2016 Acura MDX Safety Report

Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA

The 2016 Acura MDX has 6 recalls, 349 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.

6

Recalls

349

Complaints

★★★★★

Safety Rating

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 21, 2026

Recalls

19V060000

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Acura MDX, 2015-2019 Acura TLX and 2015-2017 Honda Accord vehicles, equipped with a 3....

19V256000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Acura MDX and 2017-2019 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid vehicles. Moisture may enter the tailga...

16V417000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015 Acura MDX 2WD and MDX 4WD vehicles, 2016 Acura MDX 4WD vehicles, 2015-2016 Honda...

23V751000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2016 and 2018-2019 Pilot, 2017 and 2019 Ridgeline, and...

23V858000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Rid...

25V259000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Acura MDX vehicles. Moisture may enter the tailgate lid light assembly and wiring har...

Safety Ratings

Overall

★★★★★

Front Crash

★★★★★

Side Crash

★★★★★

Rollover

★★★★★

Rating for: 2016 Acura MDX SUV FWD

Top Complaint Categories

ENGINE
95
POWER TRAIN
61
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
18
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
13
STRUCTURE
13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
SERVICE BRAKES
8

Problems by Component

Engine111Powertrain108Other37Electrical22Structure17Steering10Speed Control10Brakes8Lights6Airbags6Fuel System4Suspension3

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All Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
May 13, 2026ENGINEThe contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the tra...
May 10, 2026POWER TRAIN,ENGINEWhen driving at highway speeds there randomly is a full loss of engine power for 3 to 5 seconds. Ea...
May 2, 2026ENGINEThe contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that upon start of the vehicle, the engine ent...
Apr 18, 2026ENGINEI was driving down the interstate, the engine started making noise, a saw big puff of Blue smoke in ...
Apr 8, 2026EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTINGThe contact owns 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that after the State Inspection was completed, t...
Mar 24, 2026ENGINEMy 2016 Acura MDX (purchased new January 2016) has a confirmed failure of the 9-speed automatic tran...
Mar 21, 2026ENGINECustomer reports: - vehicle will not start - died while backing up and wouldn't restart - no warning...
Mar 17, 2026ENGINEMy car shuts off when idling and goes into neutral when stopping at stop signs or yeilding in a rota...
Mar 14, 2026ENGINEEngine has 97,000 miles and has been meticulously maintained with current rod bearing failure.
Mar 13, 2026ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGThe contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving 55 MPH, sh...
Jan 27, 2026FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMHi, Vehicle experienced sudden loss of power and inability to accelerate while driving. Engine enter...
Jan 10, 2026ENGINEThe engine failed and acura tech said it was connecting rod failure. There is a Safety recall from A...
Jan 6, 2026EXTERIOR LIGHTINGI have a 2016 MDX. The big red light on my tailgate on the passenger side stopped working. I had bee...
Jan 5, 2026FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEThe contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, th...
Dec 29, 2025ENGINENHTSA Incident Report Vehicle: 2016 Acura MDX Date of Incident: [XXX] Location: Oregon (Oregon Coas...
Nov 29, 2025ENGINEI was driving my Acura MDX(2016 7900 miles) on a multi-lane highway, the vehicle experienced a sudde...
Nov 28, 2025ENGINE​On November 28th at 10:00 AM, my 2016 Acura MDX suffered a catastrophic and sudden engine failure t...
Nov 22, 2025POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTUREThis has happened twice while on a drive, cruising along on a highway and go to pass a car in anothe...
Nov 10, 2025ENGINEThe MDX drove perfectly until out of sudden there as a stall, knocking and ticking sound in the Engi...
Nov 8, 2025ENGINEThe contact owns a 2016 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, there...