Acura MDX Driver-assist systems problems
1.42 vs. all vehicles Rising
80 of the 981 complaints about the Acura MDX (8.2%) concern Driver-assist systems, making it the model's #4 problem area. That share is 1.4× the Driver-assist systems share across all tracked vehicles.
80Complaints · Driver-assist systems
8.2%Share of complaints
1.42×vs. all vehicles
42Last 12 months
1.2%Share involving a crash or fire
0Related recalls
Analysis
42 Driver-assist systems complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 17 in the 12 months before — up 147%.
1 of these reports (1.2%) describes a crash or fire, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
No recall campaign addresses Driver-assist systems for the tracked model years.
By model year
When complaints were filed
Last 12 months: 42 · Previous 12 months: 17
What owners report
On April 17 2026 while driving my 2022 Acura MDX at very low speed in a parking lot, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward without warning and surged into bushes before I could stop it. I did not mistake the gas for the brake pedal.
On two separate occasions (December 2022 and April 2023), the Collision Mitigation System (CMS) of our 2020 Acura MDX improperly engaged. On the first occasion, the CMS abruptly engaged the braking system without warning.
Many customers complained about the LKAS Camera overheating and faulty.
The vehicle was being driven and the dashboard was lit up with all the systems in error related to ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control)
LKAS, forward collision, high beam all alerts are going off and have been told it's a camera system that gets over heated. This is not a easy fix and needs to be recalled to clear up the codes and alerts.
Blind spot warning system stops working when the it is hot outside or inside of the vehicle
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
No recall campaign addresses Driver-assist systems for the tracked model years.
Problem areas · Acura MDX
Related reading
- Phantom braking and other driver-assist complaints: what goes wrong and where the complaints concentrateHow automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise and lane keeping produce false alarms, which tracked models have the highest share of their own complaints in this category, what NHTSA has investigated, and what to test before buying.