There are 3 stored owner reports matching the suspension leading-label group for the 2016 Acura MDX in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 3 of 3 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)Clunking in the front suspension drivers side consistent with a broken strut housing... just like on our last 3 Acura MDX's that had breaks in the Super Handling All Wheel Drive magnetic shocks.
VEHICLE ACCELERATION IS SLUGGISH AT STOP AND GO. DURING HIGHWAY SPEED, IF TRANSMISSION IS IN LOW CRUISING GEAR AND YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE, TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH. ISSUES WAS CORRECTED AT DEALER. DEALER FOUND 1 FAULTY TRANSMISSION COMPUTER CODE. NEW SYMPTOMS AFTER COMPUTER FIX, OVER ACCELERATION AND HARSH SHIFT POINTS. DEALER ADVISED TO DRIVE 500 MILE AFTER COMPUTER REFLASH. INTERIOR LIGHT DO NOT DIM AFTER A FEW SECONDS. INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF REGARDLESS OF LOCKING VEHICLE. REAR SUSPENSION HAS A 0.55 CAMBER DIFFERENCE, VEHICLE HAS 26,765 MILES. I ASKED DEALERSHIP SERVICE TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE. DEALER NEVER ADVISED ON ISSUES.
THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION IS MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN DRIVING OVER A SPEEDBUMP OR POTHOLES OR WHEN TURNING. THE VEHICLE SWAYS- PITCHING AND ROLLING.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.