2022 Acura MDX problems, recalls & reliability
Based on 138 NHTSA owner complaints, 2 recall campaigns and government crash-test data for 2022 Acura MDX vehicles.
Vehanta risk score out of 100, calculated only from the counted evidence below — not a guess, and not an opinion.
- Owner complaints — 138 NHTSA complaints on file-3
- Recalls — 2 recall campaigns for this model year-6
- Crash / fire reports — 6 crash reports and 2 fire reports among complaints-1
- Injuries / fatalities — 4 injuries and 0 deaths reported-1
- NCAP safety rating — 5-star overall government crash rating+10
Most-reported problem areas
What owners of similar 2022 Acura MDX vehicles reported to NHTSA, by component.
- POWER TRAIN44 reports
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER13 reports
- STEERING8 reports
- SERVICE BRAKES6 reports
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE5 reports
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4 reports
- STRUCTURE4 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 reports
- SUSPENSION3 reports
- VISIBILITY/WIPER2 reports
Recalls (2)
- AIR BAGS26V332000
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.
- AIR BAGS24V064000
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX, 2020-2022 Acura RDX, and 2020-2021 Acura TLX vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.
Crash-test ratings
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