Lexus Lx Reliability by Year
Based on 2M+ real complaints filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
73 NHTSA complaints (1999–2026).Complaint rate: 14.1 per 10,000 vehicles sold in the US.
Should I buy a Lexus Lx?
Quick answer from 73 NHTSA complaints · 1999–2026
Lexus Lx shows elevated crash or fire rates — buy with caution. 0.0% of reported complaints involved a crash — above the ~4% mainstream average. Most complaints relate to brakes. Inspect carefully or consider a different model in the same class.
- 2018 Lexus Lx· 4.2/10K sold
- 2010 Lexus Lx· 5.0/10K sold
- 2013 Lexus Lx· 10.8/10K sold
Keep scrolling for year-by-year complaint trends, recall campaigns, and component breakdowns — or click any year above for a full report.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Rankings based on complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold — normalized for production volume so low-sales years aren't falsely rated "good".
Bottom line: Avoid the 2022 Lexus Lx. The 2003 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: Brakes.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaint Rate per 10,000 Vehicles Sold
Normalized by US annual sales volume — higher = more complaints relative to sales
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Common Lexus Lx Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA. Bar length = volume; color = crash-involvement rate.
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| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 12 | 0.0% |
| Engine Problems | 10 | 0.0% |
| Engine & Cooling | 7 | 0.0% |
| Fuel System | 5 | 0.0% |
| Suspension Failures | 5 | 0.0% |
| Electrical Faults | 4 | 0.0% |
| Steering Defects | 3 | 0.0% |
| Body Structure | 3 | 0.0% |
| Airbags | 3 | 0.0% |
| Unintended Acceleration | 3 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Rate | US Sales | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999NO DATA | — | 8 | — | — | 0 | 3 | View → |
| 2000NO DATA | — | 8 | — | — | 0 | — | View → |
| 2003NO DATA | — | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | View → |
| 2004NO DATA | — | 7 | — | — | 0 | — | View → |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 12.5 | 5,595 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2008GOOD | — | 4 | 5.0 | 7,915 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2010GOOD | — | 2 | 5.0 | 3,983 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 10.8 | 4,625 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2018GOOD | — | 2 | 4.2 | 4,753 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2022AVOID | — | 6 | 16.5 | 3,642 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2023 | — | 11 | 15.8 | 6,959 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 2 | 2.9 | 6,830 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 2 | 2.7 | 7,464 | 0 | — | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
Tap any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
Data Sources & Methodology
Complaints: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation consumer complaint database (73 records for this model). Public domain data, updated monthly.
Sales data: US annual vehicle sales from goodcarbadcar. Coverage: 69% of model years have sales data. Total US sales: 51,766.
Rate calculation: Complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold = (complaint count / US annual sales) x 10,000. This normalizes for sales volume so high-volume models like Civic or Camry aren't unfairly penalized.
Year classifications: AVOID = 1.5x+ the model's median complaint rate. GOOD = 0.6x or below. Years less than 3 years old are marked TOO NEW (insufficient data).
See also: Lexus Lxaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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