Lexus RX
Owners filed 945 complaints across 28 model years of the Lexus RX. The 2010 drew the most (76); the 2003 the fewest (4).
Model years28
Complaints945
Recalls19
Fires12
Deaths1
Every Lexus RX model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 18 | 4 | — | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 55 | 4 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 61 | 3 | — | 4 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 69 | 1 | — | 9 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2020 | 46 | 1 | — | 6 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2019 | 34 | 1 | — | 10 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 25 | 0 | — | 3 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 47 | 0 | — | 8 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2016 | 28 | 0 | — | 1 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2015 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | — | 3 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2011 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2010 | 76 | 0 | — | 9 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2009 | 34 | 0 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2008 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 5 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2007 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2006 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2004 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Structure | Routine | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | — | 3 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2001 | 19 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine |
Which Lexus RX years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2010 is the weakest year on record, with 76 complaints concentrated in the engine.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.