Worst years for a Lexus RX350
Owners have filed 1,065 complaints about the Lexus RX350 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2023. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2010 Lexus RX350123 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly acceleration & cruise control.
Every Lexus RX350 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2022 | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2021 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2,450 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2019 | C | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2,800 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2018 | C | 30 | 7 | 0 | 11,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2017 | D | 69 | 19 | 0 | 9,200 | Brakes |
| 2016 | D | 78 | 21 | 2 | 17,865 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2015 | D | 58 | 10 | 3 | 22,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2014 | C | 22 | 11 | 0 | 5,500 | Airbags |
| 2013 | C | 39 | 7 | 1 | 46,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2012 | D | 46 | 17 | 4 | 29,500 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2011 | D | 49 | 26 | 4 | 44,000 | Brakes |
| 2010 | F | 123 | 29 | 9 | 32,500 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2009 | D | 114 | 9 | 1 | 55,500 | Steering |
| 2008 | F | 160 | 20 | 5 | 70,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2007 | F | 210 | 24 | 1 | 75,000 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Lexus RX350
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2012
Worst in 2008
Exactly what failed on a Lexus RX350
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Lexus RX350, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Lexus RX350 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 RX350
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.