2014 Acura MDX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2014 Acura MDX SUV FWD has an outstanding safety rating of 5 out of 5 overall. It excels in all areas including front crash, side crash, and rollover ratings. Additionally, the vehicle is equipped with electronic stability control as a standard feature, providing extra assurance on the road. While forward collision warning and lane departure warning are optional, they offer additional safety features for drivers seeking extra precautions. Despite its high safety ratings, it is worth noting that there have been 144 complaints reported and 6 recalls issued for this vehicle. It is crucial for owners to address these recalls promptly to maintain the safety and performance of their Acura MDX.

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Complaint Count

144

Recall Count

6

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2014 Acura MDX SUV FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2014 Acura MDX SUV FWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2014 Acura MDX SUV FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2014 Acura MDX SUV FWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2014 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 5 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2014 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2014 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5

Complaints for the 2014 Acura MDX

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2014 acura mdx. the contact stated that when starting the vehicle, she heard an abnormally loud noise and the steering column was inoperable. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 152,000."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2024-05-10
Complaint:
"while parallel parking, the power steering stopped working (car was stopped or going <3 mph). it was extremely difficult to turn the wheel. no warning lights came on. i checked to be sure nothing was stuck in the wheel wells or otherwise blocking the tires. after pulling out of the parking spot, power steering returned to normal. it happened again when re-trying to parallel park, but then power came back to normal. i haven't taken it to the dealer yet. it started all of the sudden today and appears to have resolved spontaneously. but i worry that it will return, perhaps leading to an accident."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2022-08-02
Complaint:
"on 7/22/2020, after filling up at gas station, steering wheel was locked and eps light came on. restarted car 4 times and still locked. when tow truck arrived an hour later, car drove and steered fine. towed to bergman acura in appleton, wi and they found no problems. picked up car on 7/27/2020. it drove fine for 2 days. after being parked in a friend's driveway for 2 hours on 7/29/2020, upon starting steering wheel locked and eps light came on. had it towed again to bergstrom acura and they said eps system was fried and needed to be replaced."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2022-05-07
Complaint:
"vehicle was stopped in the #2 lane of the freeway due to heavy traffic. a lane change was made to the left (to the #1 lane) from a stop. after exiting the lane the steering was slow to respond when trying to straighten out (turning right) and almost resulted in hitting the center divider."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2020-05-03
Complaint:
"power steering is reduced and the steering wheel is harder to turn than normal. problem usually begins early in the morning. outside temperature does not seem to matter. this problem may go away if car is turned off then restarted but sometimes it will take several stops and restarts to go back to normal. at first this happened several weeks apart but now may it happen two or three times a week. distance driven does not seem to cure the problem, only a restart or several restarts return steering to normal. car had approximately 44,500 miles and now is at 45,400 miles. this is an electrical power steering ystem so no power steering fluid check is possible. i am afraid the power steering will completely fail someday soon."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2019-01-09
Complaint:
"placed vehicle in "park", and the eps light came on indicating power steering problem. drove vehicle home and steering was very hard."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2020-04-03
Complaint:
"power steering (eps) system problem. is a message being displayed on the car dashboard. the car will not start. this is the second time in 2 years where we had the same issue. this problem makes the car difficult to drive and control."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2018-07-11
Complaint:
"power steering eps problem while driving and loosing steering. *tr"
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2016-02-12
Complaint:
"intermittent motor noise from behind dash with recent 3 second simultaneous steering wheel lockup resulting in my loss of steering control. reported the issues to dealer twice, but they could not replicate the issue and concluded no issue in my car."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2015-06-02
Complaint:
"the steering appears like it is rubbing against something while backing or driving forward at low speeds. the transmission step down randomly as if something is slipping out. have noticed it when turning and accelerating most of the times."
Components Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2016-03-04

Recalls for the 2014 Acura MDX

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2014-2019 acura mdx and 2017-2019 acura mdx sport hybrid vehicles. moisture may enter the tailgate lid lights, possibly causing a loss of the tailgate lid lights and the taillights."
Consequence:
Loss of the taillights reduces the vehicle's visibility, increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy:

Acura will notify owners, and dealers will modify the tailgate lid lights and install updated gaskets and a wiring sub-harness or will replace both tailgate lid lights. The repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began May 7, 2019. Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is M49.

Component(s) Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING > TAIL LIGHTS
Date of incident: 2019-03-28

ACURA Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

ACURA ranks 25 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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