Worst years for a Lexus RX
Owners have filed 1,271 complaints about the Lexus RX with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2026. More of them are about the other & unspecified than anything else.
Every Lexus RX year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2025 | D | 30 | 11 | 0 | 106 | Electrical System |
| 2024 | D | 77 | 2 | 0 | 1,624 | Electrical System |
| 2023 | F | 79 | 7 | 0 | 7,500 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2022 | D | 46 | 12 | 3 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2021 | F | 87 | 16 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2020 | D | 57 | 13 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2019 | D | 63 | 23 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2018 | C | 34 | 4 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2017 | F | 62 | 14 | 0 | 30,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2016 | B | 33 | 1 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2015 | C | 27 | 2 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | C | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2013 | C | 25 | 3 | 3 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2012 | A | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2011 | C | 36 | 6 | 4 | 125,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | F | 107 | 12 | 0 | 16,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | B | 42 | 1 | 0 | 67,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | D | 89 | 5 | 2 | 112,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | C | 79 | 1 | 1 | 93,426 | Brakes |
| 2006 | C | 52 | 1 | 4 | 130,000 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 39 | 3 | 3 | 80,000 | Airbags |
| 2004 | C | 56 | 1 | 1 | 68,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2003 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2002 | B | 13 | 4 | 0 | 101,930 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | C | 25 | 3 | 0 | 102,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2000 | B | 30 | 1 | 0 | 92,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1999 | B | 41 | 2 | 0 | 102,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a Lexus RX
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2008
Worst in 2004
Exactly what failed on a Lexus RX
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Lexus RX, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Lexus RX problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Lexus RX
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.