FaultScore

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 RX350

123 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly acceleration & cruise control.

Cleanest on record

2019 Lexus RX350

41 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

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.

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

Engine & Cooling 137 12.9%

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2010

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2008

Steering 84 7.9%

Worst in 2009

Airbags 82 7.7%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 82 7.7%

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2019

Worst in 2007

Lights 32 3.0%

Worst in 2007

Stability & Traction Control 13 1.2%

Worst in 2012

Seat Belts 12 1.1%

Worst in 2008

Exactly what failed on a Lexus RX350

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 49 55.7%
Hatchback/Liftgate 6 6.8%
Engine 5 5.7%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 5 5.7%
Automatic Transmission 5 5.7%
Side/Window 4 4.5%
Accelerator Pedal 4 4.5%
Headlights 4 4.5%
Dashboard 3 3.4%
Automatic Emergency Braking 3 3.4%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lexus RX350, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2006 peak 25 Jul 2023

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.