VehicleVerdict

2014 Acura MDX engine problems

The 2014 Acura MDX has 26 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

26

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

0

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

“WHILE DRIVING IN A MAIN ROAD, SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY, OPENED THE HOOD, THERE WAS FIRE THAT WAS RAPIDLY EXPANDING. CALL 911, BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED (ABOUT 4 TO 5 MINS), THE FIRE CONSUMED THE ENTIRE CAR.”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · December 22, 2020 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2014 Acura MDX have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2014 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.