Used 2016 Acura RDX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews
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Bad car ruined by punishing suspension
Joel, Chappaqua, NY, 04/05/2016
Acura RDX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
9 of 12 people found this review helpful
Purchased the 2016 RDX advance which comes with nice tech features. Ride is comfortable on highway, punishing on bad pavement or potholes. Also what Acura claims are rain sensing wipers is false.they must be turned on and off manually each time it rains.as if left in Auto position, they continue to wipe even if dry.otherwise no complaints. Good car if you don't mind feeling every pebble on the road, but my last car was a Lexus so I may have been spoiled.
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I really wanted to give it 5 stars, but...
Richard Lee, Malibu, CA, 10/22/2015
Acura RDX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
20 of 30 people found this review helpful
I love this car very much, and I really want to give it a 5 stars review. However, the breaking system seems not responsive enough, I have to press harder in order to make it stop. Within a month, I heard noise while I hit break this morning, within a month! The noise was gone when I drive it during my lunch break, maybe it's the temperature, but still, it shouldn't do that because it's a new car. Also, the engine is so called "smart V6", it switches from 3 cylinders to 6 cylinders depends on the situation, I can actually feel it. The car vibrate a lot while it's on 3 cylinders mode, solid and smooth while it's on 6 cylinders. Not very good. While the exterior is superb, it's way better than the previous RDX models, but the interior looked outdated compare with its competitors. The Bluetooth is convenient, but it kept disconnected and connected, can't stay connected. Also, only the contact that's input to the speed dial (in car system, not phone speed dial) can display the caller ID when there is an incoming call. There are only 15 space speed dial for RDX. I missed many phone calls because I do not pick up number that I can't recognize, then I found those were actually people that I know but the car didn't display the caller ID because they are not in the car speed dial system. It's pretty dumb and outdated design. Finally, there is a backup camera, but no backup sensor... Doesn't make any sense. The sensor should be standard if the camera is standard. Therefore, I like this car, but I can't give it a 5 stars because of the flaws mentioned above.
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Clutch started coming out
Yang, Ozone Park, NY, 03/08/2022
Acura RDX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought Acura RDX 2016 not even 6 years and car started falling apart. Clutch started coming out and I see all the wires and airbags. All the sudden car started making a loud noise when I back up from the drive way. I been buying Acura for almost 15 years and this is the first time I seen it. Went to the dealer and they said factory warranty doesn’t cover even though I paid up to 100k. My car has only 58000mil It’s ridiculous. Beware before you buy Acura RDX now I feel uncomfortable buying a new one
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Another disappointment
Richard Fisher, Wilmette, IL, 08/20/2015
updated 02/21/2018
Acura RDX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
13 of 27 people found this review helpful
This is my second RDX. I had a 2013 Base AWD drive model which was a very nice car but lacked the technology options. Now I have an 2016 Advanced AWD and the technology looks promising but disappoints again. The Nav system has only level of directions; no verbose or minimal. The instructions do not override the radio . I would like to have the radio go silent so I can hear the instructions. Yes I can turn the instructions off which is nice. The speed limit is not shown (nicer would be if the speed would go red if I above it - either 1 mph or some amount I specify). The nice folks at Acura could not help me move my addresses from my Garmin to the Acura Nav system. Wonder if Acura will ever truly think through the tech on their cars? After 2 years. While the car is a pleasant to drive, I find it taking in a number of ways. - Adaptive cruise control is very abrupt, especially when someone moves into my lane. - The rear area is too small. My wife has an outback and her back area is about a foot longer. - Fuel economy is the same (on paper) as the MDX though the MDX is significantly larger and weighs much more. After two years with the car, I am trading it in for more space on an Outback. Not as fancy, not as plush, but at least I will not feel cheated. Acura failed to deliver on (1) fuel economy, (2) technology, and (3) interior space. I believe all this was done to protect the more pricy and profitable MDX line. Here is a message for Acura - if you don't eat your own lunch, someone else will do so. In protecting the MDX from the dumbed-down RDX you have made the RDX vulnerable to competitors. And I have succumbed to a better car, IMO, at a much lower price. After 2 years I decided to change to a Subaru Outback. It has more space in the back and is a more honest car. No dumbing down, WYSIWYG.
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Great passing power
Alan, Aberdeen, SD, 01/02/2017
updated 01/06/2020
Acura RDX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
If you live in rural areas, RDX is your good choice. You can easy passing any car when you are going up hills or passing the slow farm truck. But you still got good mpg. I drives mostly highway. I got 24mpg. On first 12000 mile. Update 3 years of ownership, i have been moved from iowa to los angeles area. I have transmission problems and engine oil leaking issues and the rear passenger seat bait problem but it was covered by Acura warranty services. I drive 50% highway and got 20 mpg only from 12000 to 30000 miles. I have been drove my RDX from Iowa to Los Angeles, it was more then 1890 mile one way. I got 26 mpg. It was no problem on Rocky mountain. I have a 2016 toyota tundra with 5.7L engine. I drove the same route from iowa to los angeles. I have problem to go up hill without towing and heavy load. My cruise control have three time lost power when uphill. It was acceptable. Update my 4th years of ownership, My car just hit 57000 mile. I drive 90% in local street right now. I just got 19 mpg. I just have a brake sensor problem. I have been paid for $180 to fixed. The car still good. The leather still look new without any special care. Only complaint is the oil change. All of the Honda and Acura have a sensor and service reminder to show you which service you need to do and how my percent duo. After i move to Los Angels. I needed to go to dealer almost every 4500 to 5000 mile from around 6 to 7000 in iowa with 90% of highway drive. So i need to go to dealer every 3 to 4 months. The micheline tire just down to 3/32 .
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