Vehicle Data Hub

Lexus forward collision avoidance problems

Across all Lexus models in NHTSA's complaint database, 146 complaints involve forward collision avoidance. The RX accounts for the largest share (38%). The single worst model year is the 2019 RX with 14 forward collision avoidance complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
146 about forward collision avoidance, all Lexus models
Most affected
RX 38% of these complaints
Typical mileage
9,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
57 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Lexus models

ModelComplaintsShare
RX5538%
NX2416%
ES118%
ES350118%
LS75%
RX35064%
CT53%
ES Hybrid53%
GX53%
GX46032%

Worst model years for forward collision avoidance

  1. 2019 Lexus RX14 complaints
  2. 2024 Lexus RX7 complaints
  3. 2017 Lexus RX6 complaints
  4. 2020 Lexus RX6 complaints
  5. 2024 Lexus NX5 complaints

Forward collision avoidance complaints by model year

Lexus forward collision avoidance complaints by model year 0 13 25 2001: 1 '01 2006: 2 2007: 1 '07 2008: 1 2010: 3 '10 2011: 1 2012: 1 '12 2013: 11 2014: 7 '14 2015: 5 2016: 3 '16 2017: 16 2018: 5 '18 2019: 25 2020: 14 '20 2021: 10 2022: 9 '22 2023: 7 2024: 13 '24 2025: 8 2026: 3 '26
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints
20011
20062
20071
20081
20103
20111
20121
201311
20147
20155
20163
201716
20185
201925
202014
202110
20229
20237
202413
20258
20263

Among the 27 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 9,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.