Used 2014 Acura RDX Consumer Reviews
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Quality build but lacks technology updates
I recently purchased a 2014 RDX with the Technology package. The Build quality and power are very good. - is the steering wheel extra small? I am extremely disappointed with the technology of the vehicle - even after purchasing the technology package. Big rip off. the GPS is the same hard to use out dated GPS they have been installing since 2004. Hello Acura!! Has anyone there ever used an iPhone?!. You can't use the steering wheel controls to activate Siri. You can upload your songs to the hard drive but it's just a big list of music files - you really can't select songs or artist. Very disappointing.
OK but.....
Have had Acura's since 1998, always a TL. My wife needed an all wheel/4 wheel drive that was not huge so we got out of a 2010 TL and into a 2013 RDX without the tech package. Its nice, but its not going to blow you away. As with all of my previous Acura's, its a quality build and reliable. Quick enough but I find it a little herky jerky in the steering, but, I have a 2010 Pathfinder which is like a tank compared to the RDX. It is pretty good in the snow, which is why we got it so I suppose that all in all, it does what its supposed to. It shares a radio with the Honda CRX and from what I am told, the all wheel drive platform as well. I guess its the Acura version of the CRX.
- Technology Package 4dr SUVMSRP: $11,48596 mi away
- Base 4dr SUVMSRP: $8,99983 mi away
- Technology Package 4dr SUVMSRP: $9,65091 mi away
Very solid car
We bought our car new from an Acura dealer. We had a rear suspension issue (heard a lot of clunking off the suspension when hitting some bumps) and the dealer figured out it was bad bushings in the rear struts. This happened about 4-5 years after we bought it but the suspension was still under warranty! The only other issue was the camera got fuzzy and whiteish. Took it back to the dealer and it too was under warranty! Yes, we had purchased the extended warranty because our car has the Tech package. We've had zero issues with the engine, trans, and powertrain, nor anything on the interior/exterior! Car has 75k on it and we plan on keeping it.
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Disappointing workmanship, UI design, and mileage.
Cheap paint, chips and scratches very easily. Door dings and scratches go all the way to the metal. I had a Mercedes ML320 for 19 years and did not have this many chips and scratches. The interior placements of the air vents do not provide adequate air flow. Air conditioner during summer and heat during the winter on the driver's is unable to reach me because it is blocked by the steering wheel base and the signal/wipers levers. I don't see how this design flaw was not noticed by Acura. The mileage is terrible, I usually average 17 mpg for daily freeway and street driving. On long freeway trips, the max is 21 mpg.
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Very Nice
Bought this for my wife, she formally owned a 2011 RDX. The 2011 was a choppy ride but a great handler. This is a very different. It's smooth with a more refined feel. Inside seems a little roomier. So far she is loving it. This is our 6th Acura, even so I shopped others and concluded this to be the best $40,000 mid suv out there.