It depends 😀 My 8th Honda product.

My rear diff came up at 10k. My transmission came up at 35k, but I had already done it at 30k.

I do the rear diff every 15k as I drive in snow 6 months of the year and it is engaged. I do the transmission and transfer case every 30k. Cheap insurance on a very expensive part.

Air filter and cabin filter. As DIY person, I check the air filter every oil change and change it about once a year. I average 15k in mileage. Cabin filter much less as I always have the sunroof and windows open. Don't use the AC much.

Brake fluid flush every two years. First set of brakes and rotors at 42k due to warping as a result of mountain driving. Known issue with all Honda type SUVs

Tire rotation every 5-6k

My Honda type vehicles go over 200,000 every time with these intervals....

 

Wait, you been charged for the oil change? Did Acura remove the 2 years/24K miles complimentary oil change / tire rotation?

I think those reminder comes up depends on when the last reset and your driving behavior. On my 3rd GEN, first rear differential popped up somewhere between 16K~17K, second one popped up around 51K~52k. Transmission popped up around 41K.

 

Purchased the car in January and apparently it went to just 1st service free. Got that done in March at 5k.

 

Best to stick to 5-6k miles or once a year for oil. It’s cheap insurance to max engine longevity, 10k oil changes are a real gamble. Diff could have waited to 15k miles. I’d recommend doing transmission and transfer case oil at 30k miles for first than every 45-60k there after. Plugs best around 60k. Also highly recommend only top gas with a Techron additive every 6k or so. it really depends if your severe duty or not. Keep in mind that any substantial heavy city traffic or high heat would put you into severe duty and therefore I’d recommend lower intervals.

 

Best to stick to 5-6k miles or once a year for oil. It’s cheap insurance to max engine longevity, 10k oil changes are a real gamble. Diff could have waited to 15k miles. I’d recommend doing transmission and transfer case oil at 30k miles for first than every 45-60k there after. Plugs best around 60k. Also highly recommend only top gas with a Techron additive every 6k or so. it really depends if your severe duty or not. Keep in mind that any substantial heavy city traffic or high heat would put you into severe duty and therefore I’d recommend lower intervals.

I follow the MID on my 2014 MDX, same engine as 2025 non-S, and generally change the oil at around 7,500 - 9,000 miles with sometimes earlier and one time later (10K due to being on a road trip). I now have 155K miles on it and all is fine.

I had the plugs changed at 112K miles and the old plugs still looked fine - all normal, matching each other, no oil or carbon, etc.

For road trips I seek out top tier gas but otherwise it's usually non top tier gas from a station at a grocery store chain due to convenience although I do always use premium, which some brands put more additives in. I've never put an additive out of a bottle into the gas tank or crankcase.

And again - it's at 155K miles and doing just fine.

 

I pass on having the dealer rotate my tires. I have watched and there is no torque wrench involved. I get my tire dealer, Discount Tire, to handle the tires.

 

We also discovered many dealers and even Costco (who claims they torque) over torque rotors. The problem is the techs get too zealous with the impact gun trying to get the job done as fast as possible and end up using a torque wrench to verify torque as a minimum setting as the lug nuts are already too tight and not a true absolute torque specification. Just went through this on my wife’s car that had warped front rotors and uneven pad wear. Checked the lug torque and they were much higher than they should be thanks to Costco. Also, had another tire shop strip an anti theft lug key on last car as a result of over torquing.

Now I always check torque myself once I get the car home unless someone I know and trust does they job.