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2025 Acura RDX Consumer Reviews

3.9 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Car with two gripes

Tmac4718, 07/30/2024
updated 10/21/2024
2024 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/A-Spec and Advance Packages (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
16 of 17 people found this review helpful

Replaced our 2016 Fully Loaded advanced with a 2024 Aspec advanced. Night and day different ride quality and sound isolation. 2022 really changed this vehicle. It’s the quietest and smoothest Honda product we have ever owned. It’s about time!! Our first 5 hour freeway trip from Seattle to Spokane and it said 26mpg when we arrived at home. Better than I thought it would do for sure at those higher speeds. Quieter in the back of the car compared to a Lexus NX. Less wind noise coming from the rear than a new NX. Bigger than a NX. The materials inside are better than a new NX. Pano roof bigger and not near as ugly tinted as the NX. Yes it’s not the Lexus nX hybrid engine we originally wanted but the driving experience and other things is what won us over. Plus you can still order a spare tire and mount it underneath. TWO BIG GRIPES. I’m 6’1” and 185lbs. And typical Honda/acura fashion is the flipping steering wheel does not tilt down enough. What is your deal Acura, cmon. Nobody would ever tilt it the height it can go but both my wife and I wish it would tilt lower. And for Pete’s sake it’s 2024 so make it power. It’s a luxury car in 2024. SECOND is the screen. The touchpad is fine BUT that screen should have never existed in this luxury vehicle even back in 2019. My 2018 Lexus has a better quality screen. This screen is so 2015 Honda CRV like. At a bare minimum it should Have been made better in 2022. Everyone is focused on the touchscreen but that’s not its problem. It’s the size and the quality! 2025 will change that. We really wanted to wait and see what 2025 was going to bring BUT we found an incredible deal on a 2024 with 685 miles so impossible to pass up. Racing red one with black interior. UPDATE: Let’s start with the big negatives so maybe Honda will listen for once. The software in regards to the infotainment screen is god awful. Everyone focuses on it not being a touchscreen and that is NOT the issue. It’s the software. This car has been out since 2019 and it feels like it’s software and screen is from 2016. My 2018 Lexus is so much smarter! The little screen on the right side is the most annoying thing ever in a vehicle. It constantly defaults to NAV. Who cares about NAV for 98% of your driving. Any phone call, any voice text or command and it defaults back to NAV. Leave it be the CLOCK! Or let it save to what the driver wants. Backup camera is hideous as well. And what is the deal with the steering wheel tilt ability. Why is it so high? I can’t imagine any person ever wanting to raise it. I want it lower, my shorter wife wants it lower. Cmon Acura. Positives. It’s the quietest Honda product we have ever owned by far. Smoothest as well but we have an Aspec advanced model with active dampers. 2022 change for advanced models was an amazing update and they should have updated the tech in it at that time. Comfortable, fun to drive although we prefer the older V6 engine. More refined and not as loud under harder acceleration. The car drives 80% freeway speeds averaging 70mph. Computer stays a consistent 24.8-25mpg. Sucks but is what it is, you know it buying it. The auto start stop is dumb. As we know it saves nothing. Great car BUT awful software for the display. So depends what’s important for you. It drives me more nuts than my wife and it’s her car.

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The fun continues

Aden Karr, 02/28/2024
2024 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/Advance Package (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful

This is my 4th Acura and my second RDX. The reason why I keep coming back to Acura is their SH-AWD and reliability. No other SUV in this class comes close to the handling characteristics and stability of this SUV, save for Audi which is also AWD. Acura's ride is smooth and comfortable. Steering is precise and nimble. This is a car I just enjoy driving. I see a lot of fuss about the infotainment system and the touch pad. In my opinion, Acura's engineers are clever enough to realize that touch screens are distracting and don't provide tactile feedback. You can't develop muscle memory with touch screens. You have to look and aim your fingers to navigate the system and select things. This is distracting and not safe. So thank you Acura for keeping it traditional. Please NEVER EVER do touch screens. Another thank you to Acura for keeping traditional: The gauges cluster. I see almost all new cars are replacing the speedometer and engine revs with digital screens. Are you kidding me? Another issue some people might have commented on is road noise; OEM tires on this car are not the best. Replace them with Hankook DynaPro series and you will feel/hear the difference, no more rolling noise. Sound system is pure joy, I feel bad that they don't include CD Players anymore. I love the fact that they moved the spare tire below the car, freeing up more hidden space in the trunk. Good Job Acura. Remember, don't do touch screens for future models.

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RDX Technology is a very enjoyable ride!

William, 11/21/2024
2025 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/Technology Package (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Excellent handling, fun to drive, comfortable, great sound system, plenty of pickup and more interior room than I thought! Love the Canyon River Blue with light gray leather. Added all weather mats, full rear cargo protection upgrade and fog lights. Like the RDX better than my last MDX.

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5 out of 5 stars

There is nothing bad about this SUV

Acura beats Lexus SUVs. , 04/11/2025
2025 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/Technology Package (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

I’m a 60 year-old car fanatic. In 45 years of driving I have owned close to two dozen different cars. Several Acuras, three Porsche 911s, four Lexus GS350s, three Infinitis, two Mercedes, two BMWs, Nissan Z cars and my other car right now is an Audi Q4 E-Tron. Every one of my cars has had something I would have done differently. Now, for the 2025 RDX… This is a fantastic midsize SUV. There is no better blend of performance, handling, reliability, comfort, ride quality, advanced technology, audio fidelity, styling, and value. Anyone who complains about the touchpad in the infotainment system probably didn’t spend much time in the car. I got comfortable with it after two days of driving. It quickly became intuitive, I don’t have to lean forward to touch the screen and avert my eyes from the road to look for where to tap, and in 2025 Acura made it so CarPlay fills the entire screen. So don’t give much weight to all those who complain about it. Having said all that, I would prefer a touchscreen that’s easily reachable from the driver position but I do not want a first year 4th generation RDX IN 2026. No way. Super Handlijg All Wheel Drive is amazing. There was a ten year gap in ownership of Acuras for me and during that time I drove some of the greatest cars of my life. None of them could come near the precise and sure-footed technology of SH-AWD from Acura. The ELS sound system blows away the Mark Levinson system in my Lexuses as well as the Harman Kardon systems in my BMWs. Simple as that. The seats are incredibly comfortable. The 4 cylinder turbo engine performs better than the six cylinder engines in my Lexuses and those are fantastic engines (and 8 speed transmissions). Having said all that, if you can wait for the 2027 RDX that will be the second year of the upcoming 4th generation RDX. I’m sure by then there will be a six cylinder Type S with 340+ horsepower, as well as an ergonomically desirable touchscreen. I expect that will be the best RDX yet.

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Upgrade from 2017 MDX Advance

C Waltz, 10/01/2024
2025 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/A-Spec and Advance Packages (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Great upgrade from 2017 MDX Advance to 2025 RDX A-Spec Advance. Time to downsize with kids out of house but not give up Advance features. RDX is fun to drive and has a spirited engine; especially 3rd and 4th shift transitions off the line. Awesome stereo. AcuraLink reliable as always. Ambient lighting options are fun. SH-AWD…jump on the gas accelerating out of a corner and you know it’s just different and fun. Urban (Shark) grey with black trim is sharp

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