NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2005 Acura MDX has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Acura MDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 180
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Acura MDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2005 Acura MDX
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V499000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 MDX, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V501000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,657,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 MDX, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V182000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 MDX, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V029000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,884
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006 MDX, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V344000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,790,894
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 MDX, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V320000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,281,043
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 MDX, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 MDX, 9 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V353000
- Reported
- June 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 MDX, 8 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 13V092000
- Reported
- March 14, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 183,576
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 MDX, 2 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 12V573000
- Reported
- December 11, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 807,161
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 MDX, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 04V541000
- Reported
- November 18, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment: mechanical: carrier/rack
- Campaign
- 08E013000
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2008 MDX, 2 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 MDX, 7 other models
2005 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 180 owner complaints about the 2005 Acura MDX, the newest on July 31, 2025. Of these, 15 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the power train (48%), followed by the air bags (22%) and the electrical system (10%).
8 of the 2005 Acura MDX's 13 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (139 complaints), the median was 82,197 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train87
- Air Bags39
- Electrical System18
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)11
- Service Brakes11
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 39 | |
| 2011 | 16 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 14 | |
| 2014 | 14 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Acura MDX peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 39. 8% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Acura MDX drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 15th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 180 complaints about the 2005 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2005 Acura models
Newest record on this page: July 31, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted