Used 2016 Acura RDX Consumer Reviews
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Junk the Navigation
James Delaney, 06/29/2017
2016 Acura RDX Advance Package 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
If you absolutely rely on a navigation system to find your way around, buy another car or get an Iphone with bluetooth to feed reliable guidance. The voice command feature offers choices that often don't relate to what you need and the thing usually doesn't accurately capture what you say. The maps are sloppy and haven't kept up with other gps providers, so you routinely find yourself getting a signal that you are "not on a digitized road" when your iphone or Garmin shows that very road clearly. Lazy engineering here. Also, there are destination commands that the system won't accept (try to enter Indianapolis International Airport on Co. H. Weir Road-mine won't take it). Also, on a "luxury" car, one would think they would allow updates to the maps on a detachable thumb drive that could be plugged into a computer port instead of the clumsy, expensive updates-at-the-dealer system. My urgent suggestion is that Acura (Honda) get in touch with the folks at Garmin who are developing an OEM navigation system for Daimler that doesn't have these faults and which may cost less now that development is about done.
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6 month lease holder, 11/03/2016
2016 Acura RDX AcuraWatch Plus Package 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Very comfortable, more than adequate power, a pleasure to drive, especially on the open road. This suv could easily go all day smoothly and quietly at 80 mph. No maintenance issues so far.
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Great value as a used lux crossover
SUV_bob, 09/24/2019
2016 Acura RDX Technology Package 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
After reviewing on Edmunds and elsewhere I picked one up in 2019 to use as a high mileage sales car. Now my wife and I use it more than the big Suburban sitting in the driveway. Great get in and go SUV, great V6 power and rev sound, smooth tranny, nice handling and ride. Comfortable for a big guy like me. AWD is basic and really only works for getting up hills and starts in snow. Easy to work on if you are into self maintenance. Cons - wish it had wider tires (cosmetic thing), wish it had better infotainment system (very hard to use), wish it looked more upscale and less like a Honda CRV, wish it had higher towing capacity (probably can tow more that it is rated for). Issues - jerky shifting transmission - if this happens to you with your RDX it is a common issue and the dealer knows exactly what it is and how to fix it. If the dealer acts like they don't know - they know. Other than that it is a super great value when purchasing as a used car.
Best buy in its class
hechtbj, 05/31/2015
2016 Acura RDX Advance Package 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
42 of 55 people found this review helpful
I took delivery a few weeks ago and am very happy with this decision. I looked hard at the Audi Q5, Lexus F sport, Infiniti Q50, Mercedes ML, Honda CRV, Range Rover Evoque, BMX X3 and Porsche Macan. When you put them all together and try to evaluate performance, reliability, value, and comfort, the 2016 RDX came out on top. I look forward to many years with this vehicle.
Navpackage is not soa. Not recommended.
Ted, 05/04/2016
updated 11/05/2021
2016 Acura RDX Advance Package 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 15 people found this review helpful
Update at 56000 miles. OEM tires replaced. Car is in like new condition. Very pleased with it. Navpackage remains a waste...apple play would have been nice but not offered on 2016. Rest of review at 36k miles valid. 36,000 miles in, have come to live with the idiosyncracies of the electronics. The car is solid, gas milage is good...just under 30 on the highway. Still a quiet vehicle. Found that we prefer the conflicting traffic signal in the rear view mirror to the other honda variant with a tv screen and rear view camera. Lka is a light touch...not perfect but a good support system. The auto braking system is helpful. Best of all is the modern brakes...came to stop quickly on a night-black-ice road, true and straight. Others behind me went off the road. It is amazing (enginneeing marvel) to actually see how the 4 wheel drive system works when our car is dricen up an icy driveway.
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