Lexus Gx Reliability
209 NHTSA complaints (2003–2025). Complaint rate: 50.9 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2013–2014 Lexus Gx. The 2020 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Lexus Gx Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 29 | 3.4% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 25 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 17 | 23.5% |
| SUSPENSION | 16 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 15 | 13.3% |
| ENGINE | 14 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 11 | 18.2% |
| POWER TRAIN | 8 | 12.5% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 8 | 12.5% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 7 | 14.3% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | — | 7 | 1 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 28 | 1 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2005GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 12 | 0 | — | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 19 | 0 | — | View 2007View→ |
| 2008GOOD | — | 3 | 2 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2010 | — | 9 | 1 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011AVOID | — | 15 | 1 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012 | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013AVOID | — | 13 | 0 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014AVOID | — | 21 | 6 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016GOOD | — | 3 | 1 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2022 | — | 10 | 3 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 19 | 1 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 12 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Lexus Gxaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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