2015 Acura RDX

midsize luxury SUV / 4-door SUV

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle	Not available

Key

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Rating applies to 2013-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Acura RDX 4-door 4wd

The Acura RDX was redesigned for the 2013 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1119
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	4
Left (cm)	6
Center (cm)	7
Right (cm)	8
Brake pedal (cm)	1
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	-1
Right (cm)	-1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	1
Rearward (cm)	-1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1119
Head
HIC-15	204
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm)	22
Maximum Nij	0.18
Chest maximum compression (mm)	25
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.4
Femur force - right (kN)	0.8
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.45
Maximum tibia index - right	0.62
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.3
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	71
Right	85

Rating applies to 2013-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Acura RDX 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Acura RDX was redesigned for the 2013 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1202
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-12.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1202
Head HIC-15	128
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1
Compression (kN)	0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	27
Lateral force (kN)	1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	30
Average deflection (mm)	25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.60
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.45
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.6
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.2
Combined force (kN)	4.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.7
L-M moment (Nm)	37
A-P moment (Nm)	144

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1202
Head HIC-15	57
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.1
Compression (kN)	1.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	31
Lateral force (kN)	1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	25
Average deflection (mm)	20
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.47
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.26
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.1
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.7
Combined force (kN)	1.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.8
L-M moment (Nm)	25
A-P moment (Nm)	59

Rating applies to 2013-18 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Acura RDX 4-door 4wd

Seat type: Power leather seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.