NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2010 Acura MDX has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 4, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 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
- 45
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 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 2010 Acura MDX
Air bags
- Campaign
- 10V002000
- Reported
- January 4, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 644
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 Acura MDX
2010 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 45 owner complaints about the 2010 Acura MDX, the newest on July 15, 2025. Of these, 6 describe a crash (13%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the engine (24%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the steering (13%).
The 2010 Acura MDX's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2010 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (30 complaints), the median was 63,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine11
- Electrical System9
- Steering6
- Structure6
- Power Train5
- Unknown Or Other5
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Acura MDX peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 6. 22% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Acura MDX drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 21st highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the three best-measured Acura MDX years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 45 complaints about the 2010 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2010 Acura models
Newest record on this page: July 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted