Where each one leads
Acura ZDX
- Against cars of the same year, the Acura ZDX comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 77% less often than average) than the Audi Q5 (fails 39% less often than average).
Audi Q5
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Audi Q5 uses 9.7 l/100 km, the 2013 Acura ZDX 12.5.
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 ZDX | Audi Q5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2010–2024 | 2008–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 640,208 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 133,905 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 22,844 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 1,958 |
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 ZDX | Audi Q5 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 84% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +9% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| … against cars of the same year | −77% | −39% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 3.8% |
| US owner complaints | 71 | 1,351 |
| Most complaints about | Forward collision avoidance | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | 2024 (59) | 2018 (208) |
| US recall campaigns | 15 | 33 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 365 | 14,321 |
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 ZDX | Audi Q5 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2025) | 5★ (2025) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Acura ZDX | Audi Q5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 12.5 l/100 km (2013) | 9.7 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | — | 7.4 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 9.4 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 7.4 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 146 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 160 kW (215 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,927 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €79,574 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 138,000 km |
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).