2013 Lexus CT problems
The 2013 Lexus CT has 60 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (32%) concerns brakes. After that come engine (23%) and body & structure (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 42,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 30 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 42,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Lexus CT with enough data (20 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Single vehicle rollover aprox. 75MPH on highway.. Vehicle equipped with side curtain airbags. Vehicle was impacted with extreme force on all sides and top of vehicle. Drivers left shoulder and face where injured during the impact and roll. Side curtain deployment would have saved driver from injury if they where working properly.
Tl* the contact owned a 2016 2013 lexus ct200. The contact stated while driving at 20 MPH, the brakes locked up not allowing the brake pedal to be depressed. As a result, the vehicle ran into a telephone pole. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The contact suffered a broken collar bone, broken left hand, and a broken femur bone. The contact did receive medical attention. The vehicle was not drivable and was towed to a junkyard.
As I was driving into a turn from a complete stop in the turn lane on a city street, my car surged forward and the brakes didn't respond. The airbag did not deploy.
The contact owns a 2013 Lexus CT 200H. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed with the cruise control activated, the brake pedal was depressed and the ABS, traction control, and master warning lights illuminated. The message "Check ABS System" was displayed. The cruise control feature then became inoperable.