Compare the2024 Honda PrologueVS 2024 Acura ZDX

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Prologue are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The ZDX doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

The Prologue has standard Collision Mitigation Braking System, which use forward mounted sensors to detect an immediately impending crash (warning the driver first if the available collision warning system is equipped) and automatically apply the brakes at full-force in order to reduce the force of the crash or avoid it altogether. The ZDX doesn't offer collision warning or crash mitigation brakes.

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Prologue has standard Reverse Automatic Braking that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision. The ZDX doesn’t offer automatic braking for stationary objects directly to the rear.

The Prologue’s lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane and gently nudges the vehicle back towards its lane. The ZDX doesn’t offer a lane departure warning system.

The Prologue Elite has a standard Surround Vision System to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The ZDX doesn’t offer any parking assist system.

Both the Prologue and the ZDX have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, daytime running lights, blind spot warning systems and rear cross-path warning.

There are almost 4 times as many Honda dealers as there are Acura dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Prologue’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2023 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Honda vehicles are better in initial quality than Acura vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Honda above average in initial quality. With 17 more problems per 100 vehicles, Acura is rated below average.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Honda vehicles are more reliable than Acura With 14 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Honda higher than Acura.

The Prologue is 5.7 inches shorter than the ZDX, making the Prologue easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

To make loading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the Prologue’s liftgate can be opened just by a gesture, leaving your hands completely free. The ZDX doesn’t offer a hands-free gesture to open its liftgate, forcing you to put cargo down if your hands are full.

The Prologue has a standard remote vehicle starting system, so the vehicle can be started from inside the driver's house. This allows the driver to comfortably warm up the engine before going out to the vehicle. The climate system will also automatically heat or cool the interior. The ZDX doesn’t offer a remote starting system.

The Prologue Elite has a standard heads-up display that projects speed in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The ZDX doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

The Prologue’s variable intermittent wipers have an adjustable delay to allow the driver to choose a setting that best clears the windshield during light rain or mist. The ZDX’s