NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2020 Acura MDX has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Acura MDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 225
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Acura MDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2020 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 2014–2019 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, 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 2014–2019 MDX
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 24V064000
- Reported
- February 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 750,114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 MDX, 14 other models
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 2013–2019 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 2016–2019 MDX, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 23V458000
- Reported
- June 29, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 124,077
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 21V215000
- Reported
- March 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 624,552
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 MDX, 15 other models
2020 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 225 owner complaints about the 2020 Acura MDX, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the engine (38%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the forward collision avoidance (16%).
None of the 2020 Acura MDX's 8 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2020 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (40 complaints), the median was 44,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine85
- Electrical System41
- Unknown Or Other39
- Forward Collision Avoidance37
- Power Train21
- Engine And Engine Cooling19
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 68 | |
| 2026 | 50 |
Complaints about the 2020 Acura MDX peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 68. 22% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Acura MDX drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 4th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 225 complaints about the 2020 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2020 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted