2012 Acura MDX consumer reviews

Fuel efficiency unacceptable. Why not at least use cylinder deactivation like on Pilot. Why not diesel? New VW/Audi diesel significantly better at motivating this much tonnage, efficiency about a third better. Voice technology terrible, useless, must learn the Acura language. Blue tooth phone link also useless since sound is so bad can't have a conversation. Rattles, luxury Japanese autos should not. Lots of rattles some almost seem to be intentionally designed into the vehicle like the rattle that comes from the passenger seat belt receptacle or the one that comes from the top of where the 2nd row seat splits. AC and fan direction hidden when you turn on HVAC. Why? This is a distraction. Buttons are very hard to navigate like they want to force you to use the horrible voice activation system. Distraction. No interest in the car choosing the fan speed for me when I want to defrost the front windshield, sometimes I just need a little air flow, not gale force winds. Can't shut the 2 middle vents in front. Really? Fake wood is bearable but positioned so you get blinded by sun's reflection for prolonged periods when driving NE or making left turns. They can't figure out a rain sensing windshield wiper system? In California you must have your headlights on when your windshield wipers are in use. They can't program the "auto" switch on the headlight control to make the headlights turn on when the windshield wipers are in use. No, that would be intelligent, even luxurious. No power folding mirrors? Really? Interior is pretty nice and comfortable other than horrible control layout. It's been known for decades that knobs are better than buttons at things like changing temperature and fan speed. With a knob I could just go from zero fan speed to 1, or 2, etc., without having to verify on the tiny screen (no ON/OFF button required). Same with temperature, could just twist a knob if I'm too warm or cold not have too look over and down taking my eyes off the road. Why not show changes on the NAV/infotainment screen? Transmission wants to up-shift as early as possible to save gas I guess. This makes the downshift paddle necessary but the up-shift paddle unused. Tranny could probably use a few more gears but it is smooth except when you roll a stop and it clunks down when you hit the gas. Sport mode is pretty good. If the car didn't drive better than 95% of all other SUV's with 3 rows of seats I would call it a total loss.

Just wish the technology package would include mexico in their teck pack. It s to bad that the dealers in canada are so greedy. I saved 10,000$ by purchasing this car practically brand new in the USA.

Very nice car and a lot of bang for the buck. It's my wife's car and she loves it...................

We drove the RDL and liked it a lot and considered a purchase and just for kicks we drove the MDX and guess what we drove home in our new MDX the same day. Great vehicle and Great working with the staff at the local ACURA dealership. We are into day our fourth day of ownership and still loving the great ride from the MDX. Thanks!

We love our new MDX. We owned a 2004 MDX which we traded in for a 2008 Toyota highlander Hybrid limited. Although the Highlander was tricked out, and was more expensive than our previous MDX, it did not get any better gas mileage (likely due to my husband and I both having a lead foot)... All the while I pined for our old MDX (The on that got away). It took four years, but we finally got a new MDX, everything but the external sensors and air conditioned seats. Love, love this car. I wish it were a bit more fuel efficient. But it is a sweet ride, great for long trips, plenty of room for kiddies and pets. Very satisfied customers. :)

Great vehicle so far. Interior is over the top beautiful. Technology is crazy, almost too much. Plenty of power, great handling, drives like a car. Bluetooth, nav, USB, Onstar, etc. Everything you need

I drove Mercedes Benz, Infinity, BMW, Cadillac SUV'S. The best handling was the Acura MDX. The most luxurious was the Cadillac SRX. I bought the MDX for myself, and, the SRX for my wife.

It's not the biggest, fastest, best looking or most luxurious 7 pass SUV, but it's good at all these things. Our decision came down to the GMC Acadia or the MDX. The Acadia just feels too big to drive. The MDX is much sportier. While the MDX's 3rd row is less useful, we seldom use the 3rd row.

We purchased this vehicle about 1 month ago and I'm loving my new MDX. My last car was a 4Runner with no bells or whistles. When we walked into the dealership and sat in the MDX we were sold immediately. This SUV has class and style, it's comfortable and has lots of power. The fuel economy could be a little better compared to some of the other SUV's in it's class but this car is definitely worth every penny. Keep up the great work ACURA!

Bought new SUV 6 months back. Didn;t like. Gas mileage is 16 only.Planning to sell and will buy Lexus, which has better mileage