2025 Acura RDX SUV Consumer Reviews
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Can't believe its a SUV
Kalman, 02/06/2025
2025 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/Technology Package (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
This things handles great, really impressive. Great sound system, quite enough, really good power. Yes, it has some misses but if you enjoy driving, this is the one.
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Nice car
newcarbuyer, 04/28/2025
2025 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/Technology Package (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've had this car about a month and 1000 miles. I have the Tech trim. It replaces my 2012 Acura MDX. So far I like it. It is comfortable and quiet. It took me a while to get used to the tech and the differences from the old car. The highest MPG I've seen is 28 MPG. I live in a rural area so I am not in heavy stop and go traffic. My opinion on the touchpad that everyone seems to hate. Honestly I am fine with it. I move it with my thumb, I don't have to take my eyes off the road. I test drove a different car with a touchscreen and I like this better. The things I don't like about the car: 1) I like having a key instead of the push,button start, 2) I miss having a cd player, I'm not a big phone person, I do not have music on my phone. I put some on a thumb drive, 3) The car shutting off and restarting at a stop light or stop sign is annoying and stupid. Yes I can turn that feature off but there is no way to permanently keep it off, everytime you restart the car you have to turn it off. 4) The small accessory screen has no way to lock the image that you want to see. All I want to see is the clock and it is gone everytime you restart the car. It does not default back to the last setting. 5) There is an update to the maps on the built in navigation. Time to load the updates is stating 6 hours.I am doing this in bits and pieces. I wish I could select the states or regions of the country to update. Naturally the updates started in the part of the country farthest away from me. Things I surprisingly liked: 1) the button shifters instead of a traditional shifter. I thought I would hate that but it is fine. 2) The big, obtrusive screen mounted on the dashboard, while not being very asthetic is fine, it is not in the way of your line of sight. 3) So far I have not missed the smaller cargo capacity as compared to my old MDX. I lile the car. I get a lot of favorable remarks from people when they see it.
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Bob V. Wildwood NJ, 03/24/2025
2025 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/Advance Package (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
1 of 1 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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wish I had something else
lovedriving, 04/14/2025
2025 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/A-Spec Package (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I live in Ottawa, Canada, so my experience is related to where I live. Also, before this car, I had an Audi Q5 and Infiniti G35, so take it with a grain of salt. coming from V6 to this little inline 4 with turbo, I can feel the difference. while 10 AT transmission makes smooth shifts, the car is slow off the start, and slow at the highway passing. this lack of power also translates into weak A/C. I have never had an A/C this weak, yes, including my little honda Civc from 15 years back... And the fuel economy is only marginally better than V6. So if you have a choice, don't go with this 2.0L inline 4. It sucks. then its 1500LBs towing capacity... if you are planning to tow anything more than a bike rack or kayak trailer, you are very likely to be disappointed. let's just say the smallest open trailer from homedpot rental is weighted at 1300LBs. in other words, you can only tow 200LBs or less, and assume you have no passengers at the same time. then comes to the security of the car. This car is so easily stolen, and it is one of the top 10 stolen cars. the insurance will be higher than you expected. here in Canada, it gets so bad, that my insurance company told me to install a tracking system at my own cost at $300+, or it will increase my insurance by $300/year... and a few more things I found annoying: 1. emergency braking. this is the most annoying, outright dangerous feature in this car. it floored my brake when the car in front of me pulled off the lane, with only a little bit of tails still in the lane. as an experienced driver one would be able to just drive around, with no need to slow down, right? no, this feature will floor your brake, and send everything from the backseat to the back of your head. and if this happens in an icy condition, good luck if you don't kill someone or being killed. at least 3 times happened to me. the last time, I almost ran into a bus! 2. windshield wiper has a mind of its own. It is unpredictable. while most of the time it behaves, from time to time, I wonder if a teenager is behind its controller.... 3. the touchpad... I mean, really? it is not only inconvenient but also outright dangerous. Say you are in the middle of a complex fly pass, then a phone call comes in, it takes up your screen, so you cannot see your navigation instructions. you either miss your exit or you have to move your attention from the road to the touchpad. I am not sure if this is android issue or the car's issue. Also, I set my phone to don't disturb, incoming calls still ring in this car anyway. 4. the blind spot warning feature drives me bananas. when I turn left there is another car turning left too in the lane left to me. this thing would not quit beeping! as a good drive you would check around for issues... oh, well, you will get used to it. but it still annoying 5. adaptive cruise control problem. sometimes the road shoots up (sharp uphill), and this feature will smash on your brake with no car in front of you whatsoever... 6. the A/C is so economical, its presence is hardly felt. in the summer, when you set it to 20C automatic, you will be sweating. in the winter, it is cold when with the same settings. 7. the windshield wiper defrosting feature isn't working during winter. It is supposed to make sure the wiper blade is free of ice. what I have are two ice pops in front of me. 8. as a luxury car, it doesn't auto-dim the mirrors. moving from Q5 and G35, this is the first feature I noticed lacking. 9. the drive mode dial is so big, and right in the center, it wastes so much space that could otherwise be used by useful buttons or displays. 10. no roof rails. unlike most SUVs in the market, this car doesn't come with roof rails. you'd need to pay for it. then you need to buy crossbars too. just in case you are like me, who needs to carry skis or other stuff otherwise cannot fit in the car itself. if you don't care about anything above, this is not a bad car. If you like driving or need to tow a bit more stuff, there are better and safer suvs out there.
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Super disappointed in the infotainment & more
Disappointed Acura Lessee, 04/19/2025
2025 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD w/A-Spec Package (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I came out of a 2024 Pathfinder Platinum that Nissan bought back as a lemon because the infotainment system and AC compressor failed. I got into a 2025 RDX and am incredibly disappointed to be experiencing SO many infotainment issues in this vehicle as well. Not only is the touchpad stupid/useless/dangerous while driving, but the stereo occasionally cuts to silence with a loud beep then slowly fades back on. Sometimes you cannot connect a phone via Bluetooth no matter what you do until you power cycle the car. Many other random glitches as well. Now the problems have spread to the start button, which occasionally refuses to start or stop the engine. Plus a horrible (factory) brake squeak in reverse that started when the car had 8k miles on it. The car drives like a dream when its going forward with the radio off. That's about it. Can't wait to turn this lease back in.
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