NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2016 Acura MDX has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Acura MDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 377
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Acura MDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2016 Acura MDX
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 26V365000
- Reported
- June 4, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 965,561
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2020 MDX, 3 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 25V259000
- Reported
- April 17, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 152,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2020 MDX
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V858000
- Reported
- December 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,490,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015, 2017–2020 MDX, 19 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 23V751000
- Reported
- November 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 248,999
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2020 MDX, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 19V256000
- Reported
- March 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 322,897
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2019 MDX, 1 other model
Fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 19V060000
- Reported
- January 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 437,032
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 MDX, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 16V417000
- Reported
- June 9, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015 MDX, 2 other models
2016 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 377 owner complaints about the 2016 Acura MDX, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (3%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the engine (43%), followed by the power train (30%) and the electrical system (10%).
None of the 2016 Acura MDX's 7 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2016 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (174 complaints), the median was 37,768 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine163
- Power Train113
- Unknown Or Other40
- Electrical System38
- Fuel/Propulsion System28
- Structure21
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 18 | |
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 48 | |
| 2020 | 21 | |
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 69 | |
| 2025 | 75 | |
| 2026 | 50 |
Complaints about the 2016 Acura MDX peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 75. 32% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Acura MDX drew 4.4× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 1st highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the Acura MDX years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 377 complaints about the 2016 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2016 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted