Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 Acura MDX has 27 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
27
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | While driving at highway speed, the vehicle suddenly lost the ability to accelerate. Immediately pri... |
| Nov 11, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The transfer case is blown, with metal debris collected in it. This has caused the all wheel drive t... |
| Aug 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving at about 65mph on the NJ Turnpike at 7:45pm on 8/28/25 when suddenly the accelerator p... |
| Jun 24, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My 2019 Acura MDX which was owned for less than two years, broke down due to a transmission failure.... |
| Mar 20, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | At only 44,318 miles, my 2019 Acura MDX began showing clear transmission problems in the lower gears... |
| Feb 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | while driving, mdx loose power especially on freeway speed. engine start jerking. |
| Jan 27, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | My 2019 Acura MDX with 100K miles stalled on the road with several alerts on the dashboard and went ... |
| Nov 25, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | In front of the red light on the way to work in a morning, I stopped my MDX, then when the red light... |
| Nov 20, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Engine failure due Dealership refusal to fix recall items. Engine completely stop working in between... |
| Sep 6, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Driving down 45 at 70mph. Attempted to accelerate and change lanes. Car lost engine power and was a... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 2 Issues: Transmission shifts hard between 35-50mph and 50-60mph. Dealership accused me of utilizing... |
| Feb 10, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | After driving for an extended timeframe (approximately 3 hours, trip was traveling between Des Moine... |
| Nov 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission has hard shifts, delay accelerations. |
| Aug 25, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | While making a very normal commute, my 2019 Acura MDX began running very roughly, slowing rather abr... |
| Jul 16, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Starting having an issue over the last few weeks where the car will shut off as it should with the i... |
| Apr 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I pulled up to a stop light at a busy intersection/highway exit and, after depressing the brake, the... |
| Mar 6, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | My car was purchased with 12,000 miles and supposedly worn tires. Because of that, I went to the dea... |
| Feb 23, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Vehicle was stopped at a traffic light (transmission in Drive) and the automatic idle shutoff engage... |
| Oct 24, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | During Idle stop at red light car stops and goes into neutral and engine stalls. 2019 MDX won't mo... |
| Oct 8, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Rear differential SWD light came on was told it was my tires but in fact it is water corrosion in th... |