2024 Acura Mdx Type S

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Power Train1
000
Electrical System1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Electrical System › Software25V031000
Filed Jan 23, 2025294,612 vehiclesHonda (american Honda Motor Co.)

Defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S vehicles. A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power.

Risk. An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy. Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System
Filed Jun 27, 2026OK

Monday, June 30th, 2025, while driving on highway trip out of state, the vehicle made severe explosion noise, and sounded like I was dragging something metal under the vehicle for approx 30 seconds. After slowing the vehicle, I confirmed there was nothing under the car and the car seemed to be driving fine. There was zero warning light displaying any type of part failure or warning light addressing anything needed attention. In hindsight, I realize that this is when the transmission transfer case malfunctioned. Entire time since I've had the brand new, premium vehicle the car has had routine, healthy maintence from the dealership and also Christian Brothers Automotive when the dealership service center was under construction. At no point, did the dealership bring this issue to my attention, despite a few multipoint inspections. Once my vehicle was out of warranty, the dealership brought the internal malfunction of the transmission transfer case to my knowledge on June 1, 2026. I am a high mileage driver, and this part malfunctioned (unbeknownst to me) while I was still under warranty, however without the warning light, I was ignorant to what actually occurred. Local acura dealership has briefly commented on this, suggesting we file a good will claim. I am reporting this, because I believe this part needs to be RECALLED. No one needs to deal with an internal part malfunction on a brand new vehicle 50-60k miles in. I have had the dealership, and Christian Brothers automotive bo

Power Train
Filed Jun 17, 2026IN

The transfer case on my 2024 Acura MDX Type S failed with under 30,000 miles. I believe there's a public investigation from the NHTSA, I wanted to ensure my case was reported.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2022
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20250100Routine
2024 — this page2100Routine
20235100Routine
202223100Routine

Compare every Mdx Type S year →

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jan 23, 2025. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.