NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2008 Acura MDX has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Acura MDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 49
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Acura MDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2008 Acura MDX
Equipment: mechanical: carrier/rack
- Campaign
- 08E013000
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2007 MDX, 2 other models
2008 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 49 owner complaints about the 2008 Acura MDX, the newest on January 18, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2008 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the electrical system (16%), followed by the structure (16%) and the suspension (12%).
The 2008 Acura MDX's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2008 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (35 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System8
- Structure8
- Suspension6
- Air Bags5
- Steering4
- Engine3
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Acura MDX peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 7. 33% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Acura MDX drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 14th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 49 complaints about the 2008 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2008 Acura models
Newest record on this page: January 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted