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2017 Acura MDX Brakes Problems

Complaints
23about this part
Share
9%of 260 total for the year
Median mileage
12,431miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the brakes of the 2017 Acura MDX, 9% of the 260 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,431 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While driving on normal road with no other cars around, the emergency braking system/forward collision activated and immediately stopped my car with no danger present. This resulted in the car behind me swerve to avoid hitting me in the rear. No warning lights were on the dash or no audible warning either. This seems to be a malfunction in the system.”

NHTSA complaint #11406064, filed 2021-04, 80,000 miles

“Incident #2 driving down city street approaching an intersection. No car in front and no car behind. In the middle of the intersection the car auto brakes to a complete stop before releasing back to normal. If a car were behind me I would have most surely been rear ended.”

NHTSA complaint #11403766, filed 2021-03, 43,060 miles

“I have been complaining for two years that my car intermittently hesitates when accelerating. I have pulled out into traffic and my car has hesitated long enough that I've almost got slammed in the back by another car. The car feels like it is about to stall. I will press the gas pedal down to the floor and finally the car starts moving again. Brought the car in on several occasions to Acura and since they could not reproduce the hesitation, they decided there was nothing wrong with the car. Another issue I've had is with my brakes. …”

NHTSA complaint #11205308, filed 2019-05, 7,946 miles

“Speed control would not engage. This has happened before. Auto brakes engaged while driving down city street at 40 MPH in outside lane of 4 lane road. No cars in front or immediately to my left. Fortunitly there were no cars/trucks behind me. Car came to suddened stop engaging the seat belts. After stopping I put put on gas again and drove 2 more blocks before I parked car for 2+ hours. Called dealership & drove to service department for repair. Dealer kept car overnight and said there were no issues they could find by driving or checking diagnostic computer records. …”

NHTSA complaint #11254064, filed 2019-09, 27,000 miles

“Going about 20 miles an hour in traffic a vehicle in front of me at a distance of about 2 car lengths started to turn right into a gas station lot unexpectedly. The automatic braking system detected a potential for collision and warned me. I pressed the brake pedal and slowly attempted to apply the brakes as the situation was not critical. The critical brake indicator did not go away, and the car immediately felt as though it depressed the break fully as if a collision was imminent. The driver behind me was following very close and collided with me. …”

NHTSA complaint #10955198, filed 2017-02, 1,300 miles

Related recalls

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202554%
20241127%
2023818%
20221811%
2020157%
201995%
201895%
2017239%
2016133%
201568%
20142615%
201223%
201123%
201037%
2008612%
2006910%
2005148%
2004116%
2003105%
200263%
200121%

Other parts of the 2017 Acura MDX

Engine
79 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
64 complaintsElectrical system
46 complaintsForward collision avoidance
38 complaintsOther or unknown
30 complaintsLane departure
21 complaintsVehicle speed control
21 complaintsFuel system
19 complaintsEngine cooling
18 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsExterior lighting
7 complaintsWheels
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Acura MDX

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 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