Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2020 Acura MDX has 6 recalls, 196 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
6
Recalls
196
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
21V215000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Ac...
23V458000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Civic, 2020-2023 Ridgeline, 2021-2023 Passport, 2021-2022 Pilot, and 2020 Acura MDX ve...
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...
24V064000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatc...
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...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2020 Acura MDX SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | ENGINE | MY car has 39200. Miles acura mdx 2020 tech package. Has a rod knocking sound. There was a recall nu... |
| Mar 13, 2026 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While driving my 2020 Acura MDX A-Spec at approximately 63,744 miles, the vehicle suddenly lost all ... |
| Mar 7, 2026 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The rear lighting on the left side of the tailgate was accumulating water. Even though it was part o... |
| Mar 3, 2026 | ENGINE | On March 3, 2026 my son was driving our 2020 Acura MDX when we lost power in the middle of an inters... |
| Mar 2, 2026 | ENGINE | The motor through a misfire code and began making a noise while vehicle was sitting at a red light. ... |
| Feb 28, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2020 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while attempting to leave a parking lot, ... |
| Feb 26, 2026 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I start getting every kind of warning on my dashboard - Collision mitigation system problem -Auto Cr... |
| Feb 25, 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | Add Auto High Beam problem to the above Adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, and collision ... |
| Feb 23, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | During the summer of 2025, the auto idle engine railed to restart while at a stop light. We had to s... |
| Feb 22, 2026 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2020 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the accelerator ped... |
| Feb 7, 2026 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The windshield washer fluid does not come out of the nozzles. On a wintry day, there was a lot of di... |
| Jan 30, 2026 | LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The front camera mounted under the dash stopped working, prompting all of these systems to fail. |
| Jan 15, 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I was at a red light with the idle stop automatically triggered. When the light turned green, and I ... |
| Jan 13, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Car started to accelerate randomly and 2 seperate occasions while driving, Car started to deceler... |
| Dec 26, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Intermitted Flashing Dash Lights, Headlights, and Car Alarms. Steering wheel moving up and down. L... |
| Dec 4, 2025 | ENGINE | On December 4th I noticed a rattling sound when I was driving. It worsened when my car would rev ab... |
| Nov 28, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | I drove my car in the morning and parked it in the lot for about an hour. After I came back and sta... |
| Nov 25, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | While driving my 2020 Acura MDX with 29,647 miles, all AcuraWatch safety systems suddenly failed at ... |
| Nov 21, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | All the sensors are blinking with no damage done to the vehicle no Cruz Control no abs no lane depar... |
| Nov 15, 2025 | ENGINE | I was driving on the interstate when suddenly the check engine light began to flash and the car lost... |