Acura MDX

Honda is recalling approximately 152,800 MDX SUVs from its luxury arm Acura over an issue involving the rear tailgate lid lights and exterior position lights, which may fail.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is tightening its crash-test requirements for its coveted Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards, resulting in fewer winners for 2025.

Of 30 vehicles subject to the new test in the agency’s latest front crash evaluation, 22 rated good or acceptable.

Honda is recalling more than 294,600 vehicles over an issue with the fuel injection electronic control unit that may result in an engine stall or a loss of power.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that since it started testing seat belt reminders in 2022, automakers have responded with improved ratings for model-year 2023-25 vehicles.

Subtle updates should keep the 2025 MDX a fan favorite with its loyal customer base, with the addition of touchscreen infotainment a massive improvement over the old trackpad-based system.

Acura’s 2025 refresh of the three-row MDX includes subtle exterior updates and more aggressive styling for the mid-level A-Spec trim, but a more important change is inside.

Acura chose to leave much alone with the mid-cycle MDX update, mostly limiting changes to a few stylistic tweaks and repackaged tech.

Acura is refreshing its flagship MDX SUV for the 2025 model year, and while the changes seem minor, they’re a pretty big deal.

These cars offer panoramic moonroofs or sunroofs either as standard or optional equipment for 2024.