2017 Acura MDX service brakes problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2017 Acura MDX — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was stopped, my vehicle brake stopped working after being stopped on a road at a traffic light behind a semi truck. My vehicle crawled slowly forward, it would not stop (like the car wash pace). My brake would not work, I tried putting car in park to stop it moving. It proceeded to ram into the…”
filed Oct 29, 2025
“I was driving on the road and an electronic parking error light came up, along with emissions error. I pulled over to the side and I could not start the vehicle and the gears won’t shift”
filed Jun 13, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating, causing gas pockets to form…Campaign 18V777000 · Nov 1, 2018
Service Brakes problems in other MDX years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 MDX | 3 | 4% |
| 2024 MDX | 10 | 28% |
| 2023 MDX | 6 | 17% |
| 2022 MDX | 17 | 12% |
| 2020 MDX | 14 | 7% |
| 2019 MDX | 9 | 5% |
| 2018 MDX | 8 | 5% |
| 2016 MDX | 13 | 4% |
| 2015 MDX | 6 | 9% |
| 2014 MDX | 26 | 15% |
| 2012 MDX | 2 | 3% |
| 2011 MDX | 2 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 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.