NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2018 Acura MDX has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Acura MDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 169
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Acura MDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2018 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 2014–2017, 2019–2020 MDX, 3 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 26V332000
- Reported
- May 21, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019–2020, 2022–2025 MDX, 16 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 25V259000
- Reported
- April 17, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 152,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017, 2019–2020 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 2013–2017, 2019–2020 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 2016–2017, 2019–2020 MDX, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys
- Campaign
- 19V298000
- Reported
- April 12, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 93,946
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 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 2014–2017, 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 2016–2017 MDX, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V777000
- Reported
- November 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,785
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 MDX, 3 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 18V221000
- Reported
- April 5, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,810
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2018 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 169 owner complaints about the 2018 Acura MDX, the newest on October 6, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the engine (21%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the fuel/propulsion system (17%).
None of the 2018 Acura MDX's 10 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (41 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine35
- Electrical System28
- Fuel/Propulsion System28
- Forward Collision Avoidance23
- Fuel System, Gasoline23
- Power Train23
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 34 | |
| 2026 | 30 |
Complaints about the 2018 Acura MDX peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 47. 18% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Acura MDX drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 9th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 169 complaints about the 2018 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2018 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted