Overview & Reviews

The Acura RDX is a small luxury crossover SUV with two rows of seats. The RDX has never been a bona fide class leader in performance or luxury, but like many Acuras, it's a well-rounded vehicle with numerous strengths. In reviews, we've praised various RDX models for their quick acceleration, confident highway cruising demeanor and composed handling. We've found the RDX's cabin to be both well-constructed and reasonably spacious, with exceptionally supportive front seats to boot. The RDX also enjoys a strong reputation for overall quality and reliability.

If you're shopping for an RDX, you'll find early models with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, standard all-wheel drive and unusually sporty handling. Later versions of the Acura RDX stand out for their added refinement, power and interior space, and there's also a front-wheel-drive version aimed at buyers in milder climates. Unlike some rivals, the RDX keeps shoppers' lives simple with a generously equipped base model and a straightforward, package-based options structure.

User Reviews:

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  A great SUV - fun to drive - 2007 Acura RDX
  By rdxster - October 7 - 10:03 pm

  We picked it up this weekend and so far its been all fun. This is a great SUV and drives like a sports car. We had a Maxima GLE but this has way more zip and is great in cornering and feel.

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  The Little Things Add Up - 2007 Acura RDX
  By HondaMoCoFan - October 3 - 6:20 am

  I decided to trade in my TL for this because I wanted all wheel drive. I was disappointed to find out that the car lacked some features I thought would be standard across all models. Namely, the navigation screen was no longer touch screen (as my TL from a few years prior had been). I also found both the gas range prediction and mpg to be terrible. On a drive across the country in a torrential downpour, I checked my range vs. the nearest gas station. At the time (about 20 miles away), I had about 12-15 extra miles according to the trip computer. Suddenly, about 10 miles away it jumped to 9 miles and I wondered if I would even make it.

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  Fun, Fun, Fun! - 2007 Acura RDX
  By Curtis - October 1 - 9:50 pm

  I had been looking for a tall (better line of sight) performance vehicle that has better interior and comfort than the X3. It turns out that the RDX has a much nicer interior and ride. I am very happy with the price and value of this terrific car. I do not notice any turbo lag. I do notice that it accelerates like a jet and handles like a nimble sedan. To quote Burgess Meredith: "It eats lightning and craps thunder!" It is the younger, faster, and more fun brother to my RX 330! The stereo even sounds incredible and has sold me on xm radio!

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  VISABILITY - 2018 Acura RDX
  By Pat Houge - September 24 - 2:47 am

  I just purchased the 2018 RDX Advance Package. This package comes with exterior side mirrors with a film on them which really distorts the drivers vision. It is especially bad on the drivers side where the mirror is divided to see far & near objects which is not necessary. This film only appears on the Advance Package vehicles. Due to the distraction & poor visibility caused by these mirrors, Acura should issue a "recall" on these vehicles. Additionally, the interior appointment of this vehicle could be improved with a nicer dash, steering wheel, floor mats, etc.

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  Drivers vehicle! - 2009 Acura RDX
  By NirVTEC - September 23 - 5:53 pm

  What a blast to drive! Hugs turns like a sport luxury sedan and pulls off the stoplight like Old V8s I have owned!

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  Putrid gas mileage - 2007 Acura RDX
  By stevieharris - September 21 - 4:56 am

  Neat car, but stupendously bad gas mileage. We got 11MPG on the first tank, 13MPG on the second tank and have not hit more than 13MPG since. This is computing MPG the old fashioned way. Our local dealer (PA) has more than 20 of these on the lot unsold, they said that they "had deposits" on them, but they dont. I see why now. Like the car, but this gas mileage is just really, really, really bad.

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  Wifes RDX - 2017 Acura RDX
  By daniel piscitelli - September 19 - 6:02 pm

  Curry Acura in Scarsdale NY , treated us great , shopped this car and the Lexus NX , ive always owned Honda and Acura so we were biased towards Acura , feels like a solid car and easy to see out of and sits higher than my TL so better in traffic

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  very good care for that price - 2018 Acura RDX
  By patrik - September 18 - 12:45 pm

  it is not a fuel economy 15mpg totale

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  RDX A Great Car For Alaska - 2009 Acura RDX
  By Ron in Alaska - September 17 - 12:11 am

  Have less than 1,000 miles on the car and averaged 22 mpg on the second tank of gasoline with both town and highway driving. The turbo comes on quick, if you need it. We like the stiff suspension and look forward to the AWD during our long Alaska winters. This is our third turbo car and they just keep getting better and better. Enjoying the memory power seats and mirrors with two drivers of different heights. With the easy to fold-down rear seats, it provides plenty of room for those shopping trips. We spent a year looking at various crossovers and the RDX always moved to the top of the list. We keep our cars 12+ years and look forward to a long term relationship.

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  Love it! Just cant afford it. - 2008 Acura RDX
  By Cone - September 12 - 12:28 pm

  I bought this used 3 years ago, from a known and trusted private seller. At first I loved everything except the cost of fuel. It takes Premium, and gulps it at about 19-21 miles/gallon. I love the handling, energy, road feel, nav system, visibility... it is a great ride and I love driving it. Its great safety ratings made my insurance stay the same as the previous car, which was worth 10% of what the R cost me. Heres the problem. I just hit 90,000 miles, and stuff is starting to break. Notably, the A/C compressor... between $900-$1100 to replace. I had to do an inner tie rod. There is something wrong with a strut. There are things going weird with some of the technology, such as the backup sensor system and the driver memory and the map display. My guess about the strut and tie rod is that a road hazard strike a couple of years ago has come back to haunt me. My guess about the technology is that 2008 was an early year in the introduction of some of this stuff. Finally, sad to say, this was my first non-Japanese-made Acura, and its fit and finish are just not as good as the two Integras I had that were actually built in Japan.