Lexus Rx Reliability

1,186 NHTSA complaints (1999–2025). Complaint rate: 44.2 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
102.6
Complaints
1,186
Crash Rate
11.7%
Fire Rate
1.9%
Injuries
99
Fatalities
1

Lexus Rx Generations

Manufacturer redesigns the car every few years (a “generation”). Each generation has different engineering and common issues. Click a generation to see year-by-year breakdown.

GenerationYearsComplaints
Gen 11999–2003113
Gen 22004–2008307
Gen 32010–2015212
Gen 42016–2022359
201631View
201757View
201831View
201962View
202052View
202187View
202239View
Gen 52023–present153

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2007–2008 Lexus Rx. The 2014 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Avoid These Years

2007–2008
~80/yr complaints · 6 crashes
2010
~103/yr complaints · 12 crashes
2021
~87/yr complaints · 16 crashes
2023
~64/yr complaints · 7 crashes

Average

1999–2001
~32/yr complaints
2004–2006
~49/yr complaints
2009
~42/yr complaints
2011
~33/yr complaints

Better Years

2014
~12/yr complaints
2012
~15/yr complaints
2002–2003
~9/yr complaints

Too New

2024–2025
89 complaints so far

Need 3+ years on the road for reliable complaint data.

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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Lexus Rx — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2010 (103)
030598911819992001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Common Lexus Rx Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1573.8%
ENGINE1274.7%
AIR BAGS12219.7%
SERVICE BRAKES9417.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM907.8%
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION611.6%
POWER TRAIN553.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4714.9%
STRUCTURE:BODY427.1%
STEERING417.3%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1999Gen 1(XU10)412View
2000Gen 1(XU10)301View
2001Gen 1(XU10)253View
2002GOODGen 1(XU10)134View
2003GOODGen 1(XU10)41View
2004Gen 2(XU30)5611View
2005Gen 2(XU30)3933View
2006Gen 2(XU30)5214View
2007AVOIDGen 2(XU30)7811View
2008AVOIDGen 2(XU30)8252View
2009421View
2010AVOIDGen 3(AL10)10312View
2011Gen 3(AL10)3364View
2012GOODGen 3(AL10)150View
2013Gen 3(AL10)2433View
2014GOODGen 3(AL10)123View
2015Gen 3(AL10)2521View
2016Gen 4(AL20)311View
2017Gen 4(AL20)5711View
2018Gen 4(AL20)313View
2019AVOIDGen 4(AL20)6223View
2020Gen 4(AL20)5213View
2021AVOIDGen 4(AL20)8716View
2022Gen 4(AL20)39103View
2023AVOIDGen 5(AL30)647View
2024TOO NEWGen 5(AL30)712View
2025TOO NEWGen 5(AL30)184View

See also: Lexus Rxaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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