Where each one leads
Acura RDX
- Against cars of the same year, the Acura RDX comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 48% less often than average) than the Subaru Crosstrek (fails 16% less often than average).
Subaru Crosstrek
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Subaru Crosstrek uses 8.1 l/100 km, the 2026 Acura RDX 9.9.
Too close to call: NHTSA overall safety rating.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Acura RDX | Subaru Crosstrek | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2007–2026 | 2012–2026 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 170 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Acura RDX | Subaru Crosstrek | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | −48% | −16% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 0.0% |
| US owner complaints | 2,175 | 1,191 |
| Most complaints about | Exterior lighting | Visibility/wiper |
| Model year with most complaints | 2019 (440) | 2019 (285) |
| US recall campaigns | 16 | 14 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,847 | 2,881 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 5 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Acura RDX | Subaru Crosstrek | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2026) | 5★ (2027) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Acura RDX | Subaru Crosstrek | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.9 l/100 km (2026) | 8.1 l/100 km (2026) |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €61,050 |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).