Luxury cars & SUVs · TB3 generation
Good choice About average
It scores 54 out of 100 for reliability compared with other luxury cars and SUVs. Over the next 5 years we expect it to cost about $17,923 to own, including $5,118 in repairs.
Early estimate: this rating uses our own sales estimate for the Acura RDX.
Reliability
54/100
About average
Repairs, 5 years
$5,118
at 12,000 mi a year
Fuel, 5 years
$8,870
23 mpg, $3.40/gal
Price today
$14,000
$12,320 – $15,680, estimate
Recalls
1
on record
Owner complaints
80
filed with NHTSA
These are estimates, not guarantees. They come from public NHTSA complaint and recall data and EPA fuel economy, assuming 5 years of ownership and 12,000 miles a year. Change the assumptions or see how it works.
Expected over 5 years, by area of the car.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 CR-V and Acura RDX vehicles. The Certification Labels on the affected vehicles were printed with ink that may be inadvertently wiped away with an alcohol solvent. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
Check whether a specific car still has open recalls with its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Of the years we rate, the 2016 scores best (69/100) and the 2019 worst (0/100).
| Year | Reliability |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Not rated yet |
| 2025 | Not rated yet |
| 2024 | 23/100 |
| 2023 | 22/100 |
| 2022 | 46/100 |
| 2021 | 9/100 |
| 2020 | 1/100 |
| 2019 | 0/100 |
| 2018 | 60/100 |
| 2017 | 54/100 |
| 2016 | 69/100 |
| 2015 | 53/100 |
Not especially. It scores 54 out of 100, about average for luxury cars and SUVs; the 2016 and 2018 scored better.
It scores 54 out of 100 against other luxury cars and SUVs from 2015 to 2024, which is about average. Based on 80 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, we expect about $5,118 in repairs over the next 5 years at 12,000 miles a year.
About $17,923 over 5 years: $3,935 in lost value, $5,118 in repairs and $8,870 in fuel at $3.40 a gallon. A typical one sells for about $14,000 today.
Of the years we rate, the 2016 scores best (69/100) and the 2019 worst (0/100).
1 recall on record with NHTSA.