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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  So fun to drive - 2007 Acura RDX
  By Charles Hatley - November 25 - 2:50 pm

  I love pulling up to people in sports cars at red lights and knowing how surprised they are when my little SUV takes off like a rocket! This is the most fun drive Ive ever had. The quality of the interior is incredible... blows my old VW away!

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  Love my RDX - 2008 Acura RDX
  By Mark - November 18 - 11:44 pm

  The handling, acceleration and look of this car is unmatched.. Love the interior and leather seats as well. The only negative is the turbo requires hi octane and the gas mileage is a little disappointing. However, with a turbo you cant have your cake and eat it too.. Overall, I believe its the best small SUV on the market..including the BMW..

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  First Acura - mixed feelings - 2016 Acura RDX
  By WSD - October 9 - 9:50 pm

  the good stuff - overall a very nice ride. Good safety tech, stereo, looks and power. Stable at speed and good mid range power. Lane departure warning and adaptive cruise control are a great feature. Looks are very good. Stereo sounds very good. Seats are excellent, heated and cooled. dual zone climate control. Several of the electronic features are very helpful. The not so great stuff - Transmission hunts a bit at low speeds on occasion, the nav system is a pain trying to use voice recognition to get a location. Still cant figure out how to just enter an address manually. Mileage is not as good as I had hoped but, mostly city driving so far so may improve. It came down to this and a Lincoln MKC with 2.3 turbo. the Lincoln was faster and more luxurious but, went with the Acura for better resale value.

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  I miss my CRV - 2016 Acura RDX
  By Prissy - October 9 - 5:25 am

  I like the base RDX, but I am gassing every week, when the CRV was every other week. Its an expensive car that requires expensive up keep. I drive the same miles everyday, actually I am driving 4 miles less since I bought the RDX. I told my husband I was keeping this car, but I think I am definitely going back to Honda CRV.

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  Awesome High Tech SUV - 2007 Acura RDX
  By Lewis - October 5 - 9:46 pm

  Ive had my RDX for two weeks and love it! Its plenty powerful, has loads of futuristic technology, including a voice recognition system which works very well, and is lots of fun to drive. Im getting 23 comfortable miles per gallon around town and on the highway. I looked at other SUVs and was impressed with the Acuras quality, performance and high tech features.

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  Its a great little SUV - 2007 Acura RDX
  By Stevie - August 17 - 4:03 pm

  I am very impressed and happy about this little car. Fun to drive and a lot of power for a 4-cylinder car. The Turbo really makes the difference. The fuel economy for the first 2 tanks of gasoline is not good, then as the car breaks-in, the mileage gets better. Nicely made and stylish. Love it.

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  Worst vehicle over $30K Ive ever owned - 2016 Acura RDX
  By Mike Wilson - August 17 - 6:07 am

  While there were some high points with my 2016 RDX, all in all, it was the worst $30K+ vehicle Ive ever owned. First and foremost, the electronics in my vehicle were so buggy and unreliable, it became positively maddening. About 1/3 of the time, my hands-free calls would fail to connect and leave the phone in "private mode" and utterly useless for 2-3 minutes. Worse yet, the voice recognition was horrific. The car dialed 9-1-1 three different times when I asked it to "call Taco Deli." For all intents and purposes, the bluetooth phone operation was worthless. The entertainment system worked okay, however, the preset labels rarely displayed the ACTUAL saved station. When I pushed preset 1, the tuner would tune to 94.7, exactly as expected, but the label on the display was sometimes 138.9, sometimes all Cyrillic characters, sometimes all 1s and many other random values. As long as I remembered what preset went with which stations, I was good to go. The navigation system works, but the traffic indicators are illegible. It actually took me a couple of weeks to realize I actually had traffic indicators on the Nav because the colors are so muted and the lines so fine. Traction was abysmal in the rain and poor when it was dry. While the RDX handles well (within traction limits), and ride quality was good, the traction was just such a liability. Interior build quality was revealed itself to be sub-par over the second half of my year of ownership. I had squeaking, creaking rear suspension, rattling door panels and a squealing A/C fan. Under the hood, only one complaint. I had a pulley that squealed as it spun down after engine shutdown. On the plus side, Fuel economy was quite good and when I sold it last week, I got $35,000 for trade-in after only paying $39,500. Headlights and general visibility from the vehicle were first rate. Thats about it for positives.

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  RDX - Outstanding value with Class - 2017 Acura RDX
  By Be Pivirotto - July 4 - 10:03 am

  Really enjoy the RDX and compared to my brothers Lexus, it blows it out of the water. Instrumentation is the only negative as it is very confusing and not easy to intuitively understand the functions. The split screens are also confusing and should be combined into one screen and not the dual screen method as of now. Ride, handling, safefy features such as lane departure and lane departure assist are outstanding! So glad I decided on the RDX.

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  Awesome, BUT missing a few critical options - 2007 Acura RDX
  By CJ - June 18 - 8:26 am

  Ok, if you have not driven an RDX, go do it now. This is an awesome machine. Yes you will feel a turbo lag from a dead stop, but you will be amazed how much power this little engine has, it really moves well. The SH-AWD is just incredible, I took curves at 65 mph and you can see on the display which wheel is getting power, it is simply amazing. I love all the tech gadgets, I am a gadget freak. BUT THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT I WISH THEY CAN FIX.... one, NO MEMORY SEATS, whats up with that, this is a LUXURY brands, PLEASE give us memory drivers seat. NO AC VENTS for the poor people in the back. Come on!!! a chevy has that. Why cant Acura match the pwhite bumper to the white body.UGH

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  2017 Acura RDX lemon - 2017 Acura RDX
  By Zohan - June 7 - 3:47 pm

  I have a 2017 Acura RDX and ever since 500-800 miles alignment issues, dash board noise , steering wheel noise , front brakes make noise. This is leased car and I dont have confidence that this is a great car with ongoing issues that dealer cant fix. Disappointed