Lexus RX300 by model year

849 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Lexus RX300 across 5 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 RX300

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	268
2000	247
2001	189
2002	106
2003	33

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2003	33	Cruise control (15%)		18
2002	106	Transmission (19%)		18
2001	189	Transmission (47%)		18
2000	247	Transmission (45%)		18 to 19
1999	268	Transmission (43%)	2	18 to 19