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Highest NHTSA Overall Ratings: Used SUVs
Ranked by NHTSA crash-test ratings across 842 model-years of federal data.
Safety and fuel-economy results are ranked from NHTSA and EPA federal data. Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.
NHTSA says overall scores should only be compared within the same vehicle class and at roughly similar curb weights. Treat this as a shortlist, not a complete safety verdict; 2010 scores are excluded because NHTSA changed the rating system for 2011.
- 1
2025 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
71
Crash
MPG
21
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 2
2024 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
37
Crash
MPG
21
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 3
2023 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
40
Crash
MPG
21
Watch for: power train complaints
- 4
2022 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
155
Crash
MPG
21
Watch for: power train complaints
- 5
2020 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
215
Crash
MPG
22.5
Watch for: engine complaints
- 6
2019 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
190
Crash
MPG
22.5
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 7
2018 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
161
Crash
MPG
22
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 8
2017 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
253
Crash
MPG
22
Watch for: power train complaints
- 9
2016 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
360
Crash
MPG
22
Watch for: engine complaints
- 10
2015 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
70
Crash
MPG
22
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 11
2014 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
168
Crash
MPG
22
Watch for: steering complaints
- 12
2011 Acura MDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
70
Crash
MPG
18
Watch for: engine complaints
- 13
2025 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
29
Crash
MPG
23
Watch for: steering complaints
- 14
2024 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
11
Crash
MPG
23
Watch for: unknown or other complaints
- 15
2023 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
20
Crash
MPG
23.5
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 16
2022 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
30
Crash
MPG
23.5
Watch for: unknown or other complaints
- 17
2021 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
105
Crash
MPG
23.5
Watch for: unknown or other complaints
- 18
2020 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
339
Crash
MPG
23.5
Watch for: unknown or other complaints
- 19
2019 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
431
Crash
MPG
23.5
Watch for: unknown or other complaints
- 20
2018 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
76
Crash
MPG
22.5
Watch for: fuel system complaints
- 21
2017 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
73
Crash
MPG
22.5
Watch for: power train complaints
- 22
2016 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
40
Crash
MPG
22.5
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 23
2015 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
407
Crash
MPG
22.5
Watch for: exterior lighting complaints
- 24
2014 Acura RDX
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
239
Crash
MPG
22.5
Watch for: exterior lighting complaints
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Common questions
What is the highest NHTSA-rated 2010–2025 SUV?
By our reading of the federal data, the 2025 Acura MDX tops this list. Open its verdict page for the full complaint, recall and crash record before you buy.
How is this ranking put together?
We rank the 24 matching model years by NHTSA overall crash-test rating, using public NHTSA and EPA data. Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.
This list is generated from NHTSA complaint, recall and crash-test data and EPA fuel-economy data; it is not sales-adjusted and updates on scheduled source refreshes.