Lexus RX300
Owners filed 722 complaints across 6 model years of the Lexus RX300. The 1999 drew the most (221).
Which Lexus RX300 years should you avoid?
No Lexus RX300 year stands out. Across the 5 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 169), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Lexus RX300 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25 | 3 | — | 5 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2002 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 18 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2001 | 169 | 5 | 2 | 14 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2000 | 216 | 5 | — | 16 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Above average | |
| 1999 | 221 | 7 | 10 | 18 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Above average | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.