2014 Acura MDX power train problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2014 Acura MDX — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The power train experiences jutters. Known issue and many torque converters have been replaced while under warranty. Our vehicle had minimal miles when warranty expired and now this problem has occurred. Have followed all of the recommended technical bulletins from Honda and the issue is not…”
filed Apr 26, 2025
“The car is un safe to drive, the RPM fluctuations, gos up and down at low speed, doesn’t potential problems with the torque converter clutch, is juddering and unstable RPMs, noticeable during acceleration or deceleration”
filed Mar 6, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Bolts that attach the drive shaft to the automatic transmission transfer assembly may not…Campaign 13V571000 · Nov 14, 2013
Power Train problems in other MDX years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 MDX | 2 | 3% |
| 2024 MDX | 2 | 6% |
| 2023 MDX | 8 | 22% |
| 2022 MDX | 52 | 38% |
| 2020 MDX | 20 | 10% |
| 2019 MDX | 31 | 17% |
| 2018 MDX | 23 | 14% |
| 2017 MDX | 63 | 26% |
| 2016 MDX | 111 | 31% |
| 2015 MDX | 12 | 17% |
| 2013 MDX | 4 | 14% |
| 2012 MDX | 13 | 17% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2014 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.