VehicleVerdict

2025 Acura MDX engine problems

The 2025 Acura MDX has 40 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 36% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

40

Engine complaints

36%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

What owners report

the car shuts off at a red light, fails to auto-restart, forces the car into Park, and requires a full manual reboot or jumpstart while stuck in moving traffic. It also struggles to turn on at times mimicking a drained battery. I am needing to deactivate the auto start/stop feature in order for the…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 17, 2026

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2025 Acura MDX have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 2025 Acura MDX engine — 36% 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.