FaultScore

Toyota Pickup vs Lexus RX

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 Toyota Pickup Lexus RX
Complaints on file 514 1,271
Model years covered 1980–2002 1999–2026
Worst model year 1994 2021
Best model year 1995 2012
Crashes reported 43 155
Fires reported 4 22
Injuries reported 18 81
Deaths reported 6 1
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Other & Unspecified
Share of complaints involving harm 13.8% 20.4%

Toyota Pickup by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 83 16.1%
Body & Structure 81 15.8%
Seat Belts 51 9.9%
Tires 47 9.1%
Brakes 44 8.6%
Steering 34 6.6%
Suspension 29 5.6%

Lexus RX by year

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

What breaks