Lexus transmission problems
Across all Lexus models in NHTSA's complaint database, 777 complaints involve transmission. The RX300 accounts for the largest share (44%). The single worst model year is the 1999 RX300 with 115 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 777 about transmission, all Lexus models
- Most affected
- RX300 44% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 607 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 29 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lexus models
Worst model years for transmission
- 1999 Lexus RX300115 complaints
- 2000 Lexus RX300112 complaints
- 2001 Lexus RX30088 complaints
- 2004 Lexus RX33062 complaints
- 2004 Lexus ES33054 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 145 |
| 2000 | 142 |
| 2001 | 105 |
| 2002 | 72 |
| 2003 | 34 |
| 2004 | 126 |
| 2005 | 66 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
Among the 607 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.