2015 Lexus NX problems
Owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Lexus NX. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. Next are air bags (12%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 12 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 51,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% 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 2015 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Lexus NX with enough data (11 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Bad head on collision and my airbags didn't deploy, seatbelt didn't keep me from pounding my face into wheel my car and other both are a total loss city street driving straight . Currently in insurance company hands can get pictures.
Brakes locked up while driving on the freeway, causing collision with another car and freeway guard rail. CHP report taken. AAA auto insurance does not seem interested in investigating manufacturing defect problems/issues. No dashboard warning/maintenance lights illuminated
On 7/29/2018 - while driving the vehicle in routine street (non-highway) traffic I felt a slight drag and then the yellow warning light appeared indicating 'AWD system malfunction 2wd engaged.' less than a week earlier I had this problem addressed at a local auto shop and their diagnostic indicated this was a turbo gate problem and the gate was not closing electronically. I was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer if the problem returns.