2025 Acura MDX Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 52 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2025 Acura MDX, 47% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 15,700 miles. The words owners use most often: “auto idle” (27% of reports).
- 52electrical system complaints
- 15,700median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Auto idle: mentioned in 14 of 52 complaints (27%)
- Start stop: mentioned in 13 of 52 complaints (25%)
- Failed restart: mentioned in 10 of 52 complaints (19%)
- Turn off: mentioned in 10 of 52 complaints (19%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 4 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
None of the 52 complaints report a crash, fire or injury.
Acura MDX electrical system complaints by model year
| Model year | Electrical System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 MDX | 3 | 33% | — |
| 2025 MDX | 52 | 47% | 15,700 |
| 2024 MDX | 12 | 29% | 9,810 |
| 2023 MDX | 8 | 19% | 14,907 |
| 2022 MDX | 20 | 13% | 42,579 |
| 2020 MDX | 40 | 18% | 25,000 |
| 2019 MDX | 41 | 22% | 19,000 |
| 2018 MDX | 28 | 17% | 28,500 |
| 2017 MDX | 46 | 18% | 35,825 |
| 2016 MDX | 37 | 10% | 20,500 |
| 2015 MDX | 15 | 21% | 25,000 |
| 2014 MDX | 27 | 16% | 13,000 |
| 2013 MDX | 8 | 27% | 77,543 |
| 2012 MDX | 13 | 17% | 40,950 |
| 2011 MDX | 7 | 10% | 101,700 |
| 2010 MDX | 9 | 20% | 54,750 |
| 2009 MDX | 18 | 35% | 72,500 |
| 2008 MDX | 8 | 16% | 117,500 |
| 2007 MDX | 51 | 52% | 100,000 |
| 2006 MDX | 8 | 9% | 22,820 |
| 2005 MDX | 18 | 10% | 100,000 |
| 2004 MDX | 21 | 12% | 120,000 |
| 2003 MDX | 18 | 9% | 120,098 |
| 2002 MDX | 12 | 6% | 140,000 |
| 2001 MDX | 6 | 3% | 125,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2025 Acura MDX. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Faulty and auto-stop/start system glitch where the engine fails to turn back on. This issue frequently occurs while driving in traffic or at a stop light. This issue happens daily become extremely dangerous as car unexpected turns off and fails to turn back on a busy road. There is no option to…
On two occasions my vehicle stalled out when the idle stop feature failed to restart the engine in traffic. I could not restart my vehicle initially and it took several attempts to restart. Because I was at a stop in an intersection waiting to turn this could have resulted in a serious accident…
The Auto Idle Stop has activated normally at traffic lights, but on two occasions the engine shut off and then failed to automatically restart when I released the brake. A yellow warning light with an exclamation mark also appeared on the dashboard. The most recent incident happened yesterday…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2025 Acura MDXs have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 52 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2025 Acura MDX (47% of the 111 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2025 Acura MDX electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 15,700 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2025 Acura MDX?
The most frequent phrase is “auto idle”, in 14 of 52 complaints, followed by “start stop” (13).
Other 2025 Acura MDX problems
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