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2011 Acura Mdx

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2011 Acura Mdx do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 101.5.

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70Owner complaints

Model-year median: 101.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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49
200852
200945
201070
201176
201229
2013170
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine
28Power Train
8Electrical System
7Unknown Or Other
7Air Bags
6
All reported categories
Vehicle Speed Control
4Exterior Lighting
3Fuel System, Gasoline
3Structure
3Suspension
3Seat Belts
2Seats
2Service Brakes
2Visibility
2Back Over Prevention
1Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Equipment Adaptive/mobility
1Steering
1Visibility/wiper
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

44 reports with mileage · 26 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports1 fire reports6 injury reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints

1 reports
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16,114 miles · Oct 10, 2012
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service Brakes

ON AN UNOBSTRUCTED ROAD NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT THE VEHICLE WILL APPLY BRAKES, ACTIVATE SEAT BELT RESTRAINS AND SIGNAL THAT AN OBJECT IS IN FRONT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING. IT IS TRIGGERED BY ROAD REPAIRS STEEL PLATES. DEALER SERVICE WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE BUT CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL AS PER MFG TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST V…

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ON AN UNOBSTRUCTED ROAD NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT THE VEHICLE WILL APPLY BRAKES, ACTIVATE SEAT BELT RESTRAINS AND SIGNAL THAT AN OBJECT IS IN FRONT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING. IT IS TRIGGERED BY ROAD REPAIRS STEEL PLATES. DEALER SERVICE WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE BUT CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL AS PER MFG TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST VEHICLE WITH COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM THE OTHER VEHICLE DOES NOT GETS THESE ERROR MESSAGES UNDER WET OR ICY/SNOW CONDITIONS THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10479686

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.