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Acura MDX Sport HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 22 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Acura MDX Sport Hybrid.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints22Top: Fuel/propulsion systemSafety recalls42017–2020 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Acura MDX Sport Hybrid years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the MDX Sport Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2020Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall2019Not rated–/1008 complaints · 2 recalls2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2017Not rated–/1008 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Acura MDX Sport Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 22 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel/propulsion system80
Power train70
Electrical system30
Visibility/wiper20
Engine20
Seat belts20
Vehicle speed control20
Forward collision avoidance10
Steering10
2 other systems20
4 recalls

Acura MDX Sport Hybrid recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

90%Delivery: fuel pump21V-215 · 2019–2020 · Mar 25, 2021 · 624,552 vehicles86%Exterior lighting19V-256 · 2017–2019 · Mar 28, 2019 · 322,897 vehicles92%Disc: caliper18V-777 · 2017–2018 · Nov 1, 2018 · 64,785 vehicles100%Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings17V-424 · 2017 · Jun 30, 2017 · 193 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the MDX Sport Hybrid

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2017–2020 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063