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    Popular Luxury SUVs to Avoid and What to Get Instead

    2025 Jaguar F-Pace vs 2025 Acura RDX
    Left to right: 2025 Jaguar F-Pace and 2025 Acura RDX
    Photo: Jaguar, John Powers/Consumer Reports

    Luxury SUVs are designed to offer all the key features of a mainstream model, such as a commanding view of the road, a spacious and well-equipped cabin, and the added security of available all-wheel drive. They are then wrapped in a stylish body that surrounds a cabin filled with leather touchpoints, high-quality trim, and additional sound-absorbing materials.

    But while automakers promise that their SUVs will deliver you the ultimate luxury driving experience, even among these exclusive models some are far worse than their peers.

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    Just because an SUV is expensive or has an exclusive nameplate doesn’t mean it’s a good vehicle. Luxury SUVs aren’t immune from having an uncomfortable ride or maddening controls or being so problematic that you spend more time taking it in for service than you do using it for your daily needs.

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    That’s why it’s important to approach each new-car shopping experience with an open mind and use CR’s ratings to find the best-performing vehicles in the class and price range you’re considering. Our testing shows that some new cars outperform others you see on the road everywhere you go.

    Consumer Reports has thoroughly tested the models listed below to help you make an informed decision. We conduct road-test evaluations and gather data from our Annual Auto Surveys to provide insights into each model’s performance and reliability. Based on this data, we then rate and rank each vehicle, with the highest Overall Score going to cars that excel in all areas we examine.

    Below we present popular luxury SUVs in six categories and offer alternative options with higher Overall Scores.

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    We investigate, research, and test so you can choose with confidence.


    Jon Linkov

    Jon Linkov is the deputy auto editor at Consumer Reports. He has been with CR since 2002, covering varied automotive topics including buying and leasing, maintenance and repair, ownership, reliability, used cars, and electric vehicles. He manages CR’s lineup of special interest publications, hosts CR’s “Talking Cars” podcast, and writes and edits content for CR’s online and print products. An avid cyclist, Jon also enjoys driving his ’80s-era sports car and instructing at track days.