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5. The Acura RDX

Model Years: 2007–Present; Average Annual Repair Costs: $497* The Acura RDX, which is produced by Honda's premium division, has a reasonable annual maintenance cost of $497 for all model years. The RDX is excellent when compared to other luxury SUVs, which start at $859. MotorBiscuit stated that if you "want to avoid significant...costs," you should "never buy" a specific RDX, but there are other model years that you might want to stay away from.

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The 2019 Acura RDX has "the most complaints" of all the RDX model years, according to Acura RDX @HileyAcura/Twitter CoPilot, so you should avoid buying one. The most frequent problem that drivers encounter is "limp mode," which causes the RDX to lose power when it accelerates. The second-most frequent issue is stalling.