NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2012 Acura MDX has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 17, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 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
- 76
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 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 2012 Acura MDX
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 12V063000
- Reported
- February 17, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,709
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2012 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 76 owner complaints about the 2012 Acura MDX, the newest on July 16, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (5%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the engine (30%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the power train (17%).
The 2012 Acura MDX's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2012 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (46 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine23
- Electrical System13
- Power Train13
- Unknown Or Other10
- Air Bags9
- Structure5
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2012 Acura MDX peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 11. 14% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Acura MDX drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 19th highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the three best-measured Acura MDX years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 76 complaints about the 2012 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2012 Acura models
Newest record on this page: July 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted