2020 Acura MDX fuel/propulsion system problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2020 Acura MDX — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The car had several warnings lights come on and immediately stalled out and stoped right in the middle of the road. The engine would turn over but would sputter like it was out of gas and would die after a few seconds. It stoped in the middle of a busy state highway in a curve. Luckily no one got…”
filed Jul 8, 2026
“While driving my 2020 Acura MDX A-Spec at approximately 63,744 miles, the vehicle suddenly lost all engine power without warning while passing through a busy multi-lane intersection. The loss of propulsion prevented acceleration and forced us to coast across traffic lanes to reach the shoulder…”
filed Mar 19, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Owner Notification Letter - Under certain circumstances, after coming to a stop and the idle stop feature engaging, the vehicle may not automatically restart. Acura is providing a product update with a new PGM-FI…
ONL6AX01302026 · Other · issued Jan 31, 2026
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other MDX years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 MDX | 8 | 11% |
| 2024 MDX | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 MDX | 1 | 3% |
| 2022 MDX | 4 | 3% |
| 2019 MDX | 20 | 11% |
| 2018 MDX | 28 | 17% |
| 2017 MDX | 17 | 7% |
| 2016 MDX | 27 | 7% |
| 2015 MDX | 2 | 3% |
| 2014 MDX | 7 | 4% |
| 2013 MDX | 1 | 3% |
| 2012 MDX | 4 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2020 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.