VehicleVerdict

2004 Acura MDX engine problems

The 2004 Acura MDX has 26 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

26

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

MDX engine complaints by model year157 complaints2001: 23 complaints2002: 19 complaints2003: 28 complaints2004: 26 complaints2005: 16 complaints2006: 11 complaints2007: 15 complaints2008: 5 complaints2009: 11 complaints2010: 11 complaints2011: 29 complaints2012: 23 complaints2013: 10 complaints2014: 26 complaints2015: 6 complaints2016: 157 complaints2017: 93 complaints2018: 52 complaints2019: 76 complaints2020: 92 complaints2022: 9 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 5 complaints2025: 40 complaints2026: 1 complaints
MDX engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVE WAY WHEN I SHUT OFF TRUCK TOOK KEYS OUT, SHUT DOOR, AS GARAGE DOOR WAS OPENING. CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK... I OPENED DOOR TRIED TO PRESS ON EMERG. BRAKE WITH HAND AS IM RUNNING WITH VEHICLE AS IT IS ROLLING BACK, WOULDN'T STOP. I REALIZED THE GEAR WASN'T IN PARK, IT WAS IN…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · June 12, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2004 Acura MDX have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2004 Acura MDX engine — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.