Lexus RX vs Ford Aerostar

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	Ford Aerostar
Complaints on file	1,271	3,109
Model years covered	1999–2026	1986–2000
Worst model year	2021	1993
Best model year	2012	1999
Crashes reported	155	268
Fires reported	22	516
Injuries reported	81	180
Deaths reported	1	11
Most complained-about part	Other & Unspecified	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	20.4%	31.4%

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%

Ford Aerostar by year

72 140 230 328 254 282 439 541 384 204 124 83 4 13 11

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 685 22.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 433 13.9%

Brakes 351 11.3%

Engine & Cooling 233 7.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 214 6.9%

Airbags 141 4.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 138 4.4%

Seat Belts 136 4.4%