2016 Acura MDX electrical system problems
37 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2016 Acura MDX — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I just got back home from Walmart, went in my house to get a few things and head to my camper. I had to get one last thing ,so I started to drive over town I noticed a plastic burning smell ,I thought someone was burning trash, so I keep going ,the smell got worse,so I stopped and was going to…”
filed Jul 14, 2026
“As I was driving under the freeway stopped preparing to make a u-turn my car put itself in neutral and I could not change gears. I had to turn the car on and off for it to get itself back into drive. Another time I was stopped at a light and it did the same thing. Some time went one and it happened…”
filed Jan 23, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electrical System problems in other MDX years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 MDX | 31 | 42% |
| 2024 MDX | 10 | 28% |
| 2023 MDX | 8 | 22% |
| 2022 MDX | 19 | 14% |
| 2020 MDX | 37 | 18% |
| 2019 MDX | 39 | 21% |
| 2018 MDX | 27 | 17% |
| 2017 MDX | 43 | 17% |
| 2015 MDX | 15 | 21% |
| 2014 MDX | 27 | 16% |
| 2013 MDX | 8 | 28% |
| 2012 MDX | 13 | 17% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Acura MDX
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.