2005 Acura MDX Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 2%of 180 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 67,426miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the body and structure of the 2005 Acura MDX, 2% of the 180 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 67,426 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I am writing because I just received a safety recall notice from Acura relating to: NHTSA action number : ea13002. My daughter was involved in an accident (she's ok!) where she had to swerve to avoid an oncoming car that had drifted into her lane rounding a left hand bend. Our 2005 Acura MDX went out of control despite her attempts to control the vehicle, which she did after it had blown out two tires. …”
NHTSA complaint #10509955, filed 2013-04, 70,000 miles“When I tried to open the front passenger side window of my 2005 Acura MDX SUV, somehow, the window glass pushed the door open too, and damaged the outside door handle. Now, I can not open that door from outside, and I can not lower the window glass more than 5 inches otherwise the door would be pushed open by it. That incident almost resulted in a bad accident on the highway.”
NHTSA complaint #10308273, filed 2010-02, 56,000 miles“Whenever it is rainy or just rained and I have to roll down the drivers side, window a very strong musty smell shows up. Often the window has water streaks on the glass after I roll it up. It appears the seal on the window is not good. I am concerned about mold and the fact my door may rotting from the inside out.”
NHTSA complaint #10363474, filed 2010-11, 64,852 miles“While driving on a highway our Acura MDX car's front right rim had an unexpected rupture as a result the car stopped in the middle of the road. On first reaction, we thought we had a flat tire but later we found out the tire was ok but the tire rim was weak and had a hole leading to release of air pressure giving a feeling of a flat tire. We took our car to nearest dealer at 70 miles from the scene and paid to change the rim. The dealer mentioned they had never seen anything like this before. …”
NHTSA complaint #10347134, filed 2010-08, 79,249 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10016266May 16, 2005Twang or groan noise at 12 mph.
Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 | 7 | 4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 1% |
| 2018 | 3 | 2% |
| 2017 | 10 | 4% |
| 2016 | 21 | 6% |
| 2015 | 8 | 11% |
| 2014 | 14 | 8% |
| 2012 | 5 | 7% |
| 2011 | 3 | 4% |
| 2010 | 6 | 13% |
| 2009 | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 | 8 | 16% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 3 | 3% |
| 2005 | 4 | 2% |
| 2004 | 8 | 5% |
| 2003 | 3 | 1% |
| 2002 | 7 | 3% |
| 2001 | 10 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2005 Acura MDX
87 complaintsAir bags
39 complaintsElectrical system
18 complaintsBrakes
14 complaintsElectronic stability control
11 complaintsOther or unknown
10 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsSeat belts
7 complaintsEquipment
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Acura MDX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology