Lexus RX by model year

1,309 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Lexus RX across 24 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Lexus RX

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1999	41
2000	30
2001	25
2004	56
2005	39
2006	53
2007	79
2008	89
2009	42
2010	108
2011	36
2013	25
2015	27
2016	33
2017	62
2018	35
2019	63
2020	59
2021	89
2022	47
2023	81
2024	85
2025	35
2026	19

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2026	19		3	36
2025	35	Electrical system (17%)	4	35 to 36
2024	85	Electrical system (24%)	4	36
2023	81	Drivetrain & axles (16%)	3	36
2022	47	Brakes (13%)		29
2021	89	Air bags (54%)	1	29
2020	59	Air bags (36%)	1	29
2019	63	Forward collision avoidance (22%)	1	29
2018	35	Brakes (17%)		29
2017	62	Engine (16%)
2016	33	Body & structure (21%)
2015	27	Engine (19%)
2013	25	Electrical system (12%)
2011	36	Engine (31%)
2010	108	Engine (22%)
2009	42	Engine (26%)
2008	89	Brakes (18%)		25
2007	79	Brakes (17%)		26
2006	53	Electrical system (19%)	1	26 to 27
2005	39	Air bags (13%)	1
2004	56	Body & structure (21%)	1
2001	25	Transmission (36%)
2000	30	Transmission (67%)
1999	41	Transmission (59%)