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Acura Mdx · 2022

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V332000·2026-05-21

    Honda and Acura vehicles recalled for faulty passenger seat weight sensor

    Honda and Acura are recalling multiple 2016–2026 model-year vehicles because the front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, causing unintended airbag deployment during a crash.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA INSIGHT, MDX, ODYSSEY, PASSPORT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·24V064000·2024-02-01

    Multiple Honda and Acura models recalled for defective airbag sensor

    Honda and Acura are recalling 750,114 vehicles from 2020-2022 model years. A defective front passenger seat weight sensor may fail to suppress the airbag, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA ACCORD, INSIGHT, CR-V, CIVIC TYPE R
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2022Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2022; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • DP26001 Defect Petition · power train:automatic transmission
  • PE12026 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:ignition

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2016 · powertrain 109 complaints, median 34,000 mi
  • 2005 · powertrain 82 complaints, median 80,000 mi
  • 2017 · powertrain 63 complaints, median 40,000 mi
  • 2022 · powertrain 60 complaints
  • 2007 · electrical 43 complaints, median 100,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

890 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.9/5
  • 2025: 3.6/5 · 94 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2024: 3.9/5 · 38 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2023: 3.9/5 · 38 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2022: 3.6/5 · 147 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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