Lexus RX vs Chevrolet Venture

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Lexus RX	Chevrolet Venture
Complaints on file	1,271	3,069
Model years covered	1999–2026	1988–2005
Worst model year	2021	1999
Best model year	2012	2005
Crashes reported	155	174
Fires reported	22	50
Injuries reported	81	215
Deaths reported	1	11
Most complained-about part	Other & Unspecified	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	20.4%	14.7%

Lexus RX by year

41 30 25 13 4 56 39 52 79 89 42 107 36 18 25 13 27 33 62 34 63 57 87 46 79 77 30 7

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 171 13.5%

Engine & Cooling 153 12.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 134 10.5%

Airbags 129 10.1%

Brakes 125 9.8%

Electrical System 110 8.7%

Body & Structure 82 6.5%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 82 6.5%

Chevrolet Venture by year

1 3 612 518 467 464 284 284 231 146 59

88 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 555 18.1%

Body & Structure 271 8.8%

Electrical System 262 8.5%

Lights 260 8.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 226 7.4%

Brakes 206 6.7%

Airbags 181 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 169 5.5%