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Acura ADX
The Acura ADX is a subcompact luxury crossover built in Celaya, Mexico since the 2025 model year, and it sits below the RDX, which Motor Trend says had been the entry point to Acura's SUV lineup. The 2026 ADX starts at $36,450, tops out at $45,850 with the A-Spec Advance package and is rated 27 to 28 mpg combined.
What the Acura ADX is
Wikipedia (opens in a new tab) describes the ADX as a subcompact luxury crossover SUV marketed by Acura since the 2025 model year, assembled in Celaya, Mexico on the Honda Architecture platform with a CVT, in front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive forms. Motor Trend (opens in a new tab) says the entry point to Acura's SUV lineup in North America had been the RDX since it debuted for the 2007 model year, and that the 2025 ADX comes in three trims: base, A-Spec and A-Spec with Advance package.
Prices and economy
Kelley Blue Book base prices for the 2026 ADX are $36,450 for the front-drive base car, $38,450 with all-wheel drive, $39,650 and $41,650 for the A-Spec, and $43,850 and $45,850 for the A-Spec with the Advance package. The EPA rates the 2026 ADX at 27 to 28 mpg combined with a 1.5L four-cylinder, about $2,750 to $2,850 a year in fuel. The 2025 ADX is the launch year.
What owners report
Motor Trend ran a yearlong test of the 2025 ADX after naming it SUV of the Year and asked whether it had got that call wrong. Its update on the best and worst things about the car says the key fob is more reliable than the sometimes-slow app, though the app works from farther distances and is not exclusive to the A-Spec with Advance trim. VinItel (opens in a new tab) notes that a model needs three or more years on the road before its complaint data is reliable, so federal recall and complaint history for the ADX is still too short to rank years.
Questions buyers ask
Where is the Acura ADX built?
Wikipedia lists assembly in Celaya, Mexico.
How much does the Acura ADX cost?
Kelley Blue Book base prices for the 2026 ADX run from $36,450 for the base car to $45,850 for the A-Spec with the Advance package and all-wheel drive.
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The 2026 Acura ADX is built around 1.5L VTEC turbo four-cylinder, rated at 190 horsepower across its subcompact luxury SUV body style.
Explore this topic →02Trims and equipmentThe 2026 U.S. lineup has 3 trims.
Explore this topic →03Towing and capabilityThe 2026 ADX seats 5 and is a Subcompact luxury SUV.
Explore this topic →04Safety and ownershipNHTSA recalls, complaints and crash ratings for the 2026 ADX.
Explore this topic →Current model year
2026 Acura ADX
Every ADX trim shares the same 190-horsepower turbo four; the three trims separate by wheel size, moonroof, seat trim and technology equipment.
Read specifications, trims, answers and sourcesModel-year archive
2 indexed Acura ADX model years.
| Model year | Trims | Open record |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Acura ADX | 2026 record → | |
| 2025 Acura ADX | 2025 record → |
Background and safety record
What public sources say about the Acura ADX.
The Acura ADX is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV marketed by Acura, the luxury brand of Japanese manufacturer Honda. It is engineered on the same advanced global architecture as the Acura Integra, eleventh generation Civic, sixth generation CR-V, and Honda ZR-V/HR-V.
Source: Acura ADX (Wikipedia); safety and recall figures from NHTSA.
Acura ADX at a glance
- Production
- 2025–present
- Model years
- 2025–present
- Assembly
- Mexico: Celaya
- Class
- Subcompact luxury crossover SUV (B)
- Body style
- 5-door SUV
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout, Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout, Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
- Platform
- Honda Architecture (HA)
- Engine
- Petrol engine, Gasoline:, 1.5 L Honda L engine, L15BE DOHC VTEC Turbo Straight-four engine, I4
- Transmission
- CVT
- Wheelbase
- 104.5 in
- Length
- 185.8 in
- Width
- 72.5 in
- Height
- 63.8 in
- Related models
- Honda ZR-V, Honda ZR-V/HR-V, Acura Integra (2023), Honda Civic (eleventh generation), Honda CR-V (sixth generation)
NHTSA rated the 2025 Acura ADX overall 5 of 5 stars, front crash 5 of 5 stars, side crash 5 of 5 stars, rollover 4 of 5 stars.
Owners filed 5 complaints with NHTSA for the 2025 Acura ADX, most often about unknown or other (3), visibility (1), latches/locks/linkages (1).
Year by year
The Acura ADX across 2 model years.
| Model year | Combined MPG/MPGe | EPA annual fuel cost | EPA records | NHTSA overall rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Acura ADX | 27–28 | $2,850–$2,950 | 2 | |
| 2025 Acura ADX | 27–28 | $2,750–$2,850 | 2 | 5 stars |
Trim by trim
Every 2026 Acura ADX trim side by side.
| Trim | Drive | Engine | Horsepower | Torque (lb-ft) | Curb weight (lb) | Max towing (lb) | Combined mpg | Base price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | AWD | 1.5-liter 4-cylinder (VTEC, Turbo) | 190 | 179 | 3,514 | – | 27 | – |
| A-Spec | AWD | 1.5-liter 4-cylinder (VTEC, Turbo) | 190 | 179 | 3,578 | – | 27 | $39,650 |
| A-Spec w/Advance Pkg | AWD | 1.5-liter 4-cylinder (VTEC, Turbo) | 190 | 179 | 3,611 | – | 27 | $43,850 |
Source: Kelley Blue Book specifications for the 2026 model year; base price is KBB's national base price where its list carries the trim by the same name. A dash means KBB lists no figure.
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Frequent questions
Answers with their conditions intact.
Q01How many trims does the 2026 ADX come in?
The 2026 Acura ADX (subcompact luxury SUV) comes in 3 trims: ADX, A-Spec, A-Spec Advance.
Q02What are the 2026 ADX trims?
The 2026 Acura ADX trims are ADX, A-Spec, A-Spec Advance, listed from the entry ADX up to the top A-Spec Advance.
Q03What engine or powertrain does the 2026 ADX use?
The 2026 Acura ADX is built around 1.5L VTEC turbo four-cylinder, rated at 190 horsepower across its subcompact luxury SUV body style.
Q04How much horsepower does the 2026 ADX have?
The 2026 Acura ADX is rated at 190 horsepower (1.5L VTEC turbo four-cylinder).
Q05Is AWD or 4WD available on the 2026 ADX?
The 2026 Acura ADX is offered with AWD.