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2025 Acura RDX Consumer Reviews

3.9 out of 5 stars
35 reviews

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$44,310
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4 out of 5 stars

Not really an upgrade from Mazda CX-5 Turbo

Larry, 04/02/2025
2024 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/Advance Package (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

I lost my old 2021 CX-5 GT-Reserve during an accident, after I test drive Lexus NX350(where did all the space gone?), audi q5(80% people lease, and trim with vent seat too expensive to lease so dealer don't carry them), bmw x3(........uuuuuuugggggglllllllyyyyyy), Acura RDX was ok.... feel very same as my old car, with little bit better suspensive, so after a week driving it.... 1. infortament system is way worse than Mazda, touch pad bad, answer call button confusing(on AA screen, answer is at left, hang up is right, but on car, push wheel to left is hang up, push right is answer.....). On mazda, 2 buttons... easy simple and no confusing. 2. The Cargo cover was ....... not smart.... my Old CX-5 has the retractable cover and hook directly to the trunk door, so when you open truck, it automatically life the cargo cover..... come on.... on the RDX, I have to manually retract it every time otherwise I can't see what I have in it.... 3. Manual shift is joke, 10 gears.... 9 for forward.... you never find good gear manually.... Mazda have 6 speed, 5 forward.... old school and works great. 4. Brake hold and hand brake are on the left hand side, gear shift is on right hand side... Keep forgetting to turn it on. Mazda's buttons is all next to the shifter, you shift and push buttons right next to each other...... 5. Mazda have a constant ON ciger power in the center console, which is perfect for DashCam parking mode..... RDX only have 1, and it's off when car is off...... 6. Storage is joke, no place to put stuffs.... bottom one is 'wireless charger' which so hard to put phone there, don't even think about using it while you driving, u need go down so much to reach it and you may crash the car, upper center console storage is so small..... Mazda have very traditional style, not big but everything easy to grab and charge all at same place. 7, RDX have NO place for phone mount, even the air vent shape weird, Mazda have so many places you can mount phones, they even have one that hook on top of hazard warning button and you can mount phone on top of hazard button and still accessable to the button!!!! much much much easier. RDX have big glass roof, better suspension for ride...... everything else....... not that much better compare to CX-5. In conclusion, Mazda designed their cars with driver in mind, whatever they have, much be easy for driver to access and to use!!! Acura..... fancy design but so confusing to use, they design for show, not for driver to use. Even the horse power, 272 HP but slower than CX-5 240 something because transmission and low torque.

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5 out of 5 stars

Simply the best!

Monica Gosche, 05/14/2024
2024 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I am a new Acura owner. I’ve only had my RDX for 3 days so far and we are loving it. Such a smooth ride. I love how the drivers seat moves back when turning the car off for an easy exit and moves back to your position when starting the car up. Very comfortable seating compared to other SUV’s I’ve drove in the past.

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2 out of 5 stars

Beautiful SUV, Hate roller pad controller

Ken M, 06/30/2025
2025 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I wanted so much to love this car and it just didn't happen. For one the mpg was several miles per gallon than competitors. I hated the roller pad control for the radio. It is seriously a hazard as your eyes go to the pad to get the station set perfectly. After three weeks I turned it in at a Honda dealer and bought their CRV Hybrid. Love the Honda. Honda was particularly generous and I only lost $5,000. Luckily I had the means to lose that much but for someone who doesn't have resources or leases the RDX, you'd be stuck with the pad controller. Maybe if you're younger and have the patience to learn tech in a car. you'll do fine. I've heard rumors Acura is going to get rid of the roller controller. Acura doesn't have a hybrid of any sort. If and when Acura gets a hybrid and gets rid of the roller pad for the radio, perhaps I'll look at the RDX again. For now, I'm very disappointed with this car.

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5 out of 5 stars

Best for the $$$

Rick F, 05/08/2025
2025 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/A-Spec and Advance Packages (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I've had mine since late November 2024, it's a 2025 A-Spec Advance. I think it's a great all around vehicle. You can get more performance and luxury from other brands but those heavily optioned cars will be way more expensive. Acura has always been good at giving you 9/10 for much less cost. The infotainment system gets consistent poor scores from reviewers but it's a non-issue if you take the time to learn it. There are a couple of automated things that can be annoying like the instrument cluster dimming on its own or not being able to turn off the headlights manually but that seems to be more of an industry thing than just an Acura thing. The only thing I think it really kind of misses the mark on is fuel economy. I'm consistently seeing less than rated MPG. I'll caveat that with I do sometimes drive it hard but not all the time and feel it should be better. I don't know if it's caused by the SH-AWD system, being engaged more than traditional FWD biased AWD systems. I recently rented a Mazda CX-90 which is a bigger vehicle and got better MPG than I do in my RDX. Other than that I think it's the best small SUV you can get at its price point.

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5 out of 5 stars

RO RDX

Bob V. Wildwood NJ, 03/24/2025
2025 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/Advance Package (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Handles well, Great ride. Looks good, I was waiting for the new Murano, but I'm glad I selected the RDX instead. I'm getting around 27mpg Hwy 22 local. You need to learn all the tech features once you do, pretty good by comparison. Love Advance package plenty of upgrades worth it, HUD (heads up display) one of my favorites

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