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Acura MDX Sport Hybrid Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 22 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Acura MDX Sport Hybrid (2017–2020). The most-complained-about year is 2017.

4
safety recalls, all years
22
owner complaints, all years
2017
year with most recalls
2017
year with most complaints

Pick your Acura MDX Sport Hybrid model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2020 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid15
2019 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid28
2018 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid21
2017 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid38

What Acura MDX Sport Hybrid owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 22 complaints with NHTSA. The 2017 model year has the most, with 8.

All Acura MDX Sport Hybrid recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Acura MDX Sport Hybrid, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 21V215000 Reported 624,552 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V vehicles. The…

    Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: This recall is an…

    Model years: 2019, 2020

  2. Exterior lighting and tail lights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 19V256000 Reported 322,897 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Acura MDX and 2017-2019 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid vehicles. Moisture may enter the tailgate lid lights, possibly causing a loss of the tailgate lid lights and the taillights.

    Remedy: Acura will notify owners, and dealers will modify the tailgate lid lights and install updated gaskets and a wiring sub-harness or will replace both tailgate lid lights. The repairs will be performed free of charge. The…

    Model years: 2017, 2018, 2019

  3. Caliper (service brakes)

    NHTSA 18V777000 Reported 64,785 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Acura MDX, 2017-2018 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda HR-V and Honda Odyssey, and 2016 Honda HR-V vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating, causing gas pockets to form, reducing brake performance. As such, these vehicles fail to…

    Remedy: Owners will be notified, and Honda or Acura dealers will bleed the brakes, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  4. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 17V424000 Reported 193 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles have an engine fuel feed hose and a fuel purge hose that may have been misrouted during vehicle assembly.

    Remedy: Acura will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the routing of the fuel feed hose and the fuel purge hose. If misrouted, the hoses will be replaced and installed correctly, free of charge. The recall began on August…

    Model years: 2017

Other Acura models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.