Lexus RX problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Lexus RX model year, from official NHTSA data.
881
NHTSA complaints
9
recall campaigns
1,071
service bulletins (TSBs)
1
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Lexus RX | 7 | 2 | — |
| 2025 Lexus RX | 18 | 4 | — |
| 2024 Lexus RX | 55 | 4 | 105 |
| 2023 Lexus RX | 61 | 3 | 117 |
| 2022 Lexus RX | 28 | 0 | 36 |
| 2021 Lexus RX | 69 | 1 | 44 |
| 2020 Lexus RX | 46 | 1 | 34 |
| 2019 Lexus RX | 34 | 1 | 28 |
| 2018 Lexus RX | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| 2017 Lexus RX | 47 | 0 | 31 |
| 2016 Lexus RX | 28 | 0 | 31 |
| 2015 Lexus RX | 20 | 0 | 31 |
| 2014 Lexus RX | 11 | 0 | — |
| 2013 Lexus RX | 19 | 0 | 34 |
| 2012 Lexus RX | 12 | 0 | — |
| 2011 Lexus RX | 29 | 0 | 81 |
| 2010 Lexus RX | 76 | 0 | 77 |
| 2009 Lexus RX | 34 | 0 | 60 |
| 2008 Lexus RX | 70 | 0 | 60 |
| 2007 Lexus RX | 58 | 0 | 58 |
| 2006 Lexus RX | 32 | 1 | 60 |
| 2005 Lexus RX | 27 | 1 | 50 |
| 2004 Lexus RX | 40 | 1 | 43 |
| 2003 Lexus RX | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2002 Lexus RX | 12 | 0 | — |
| 2001 Lexus RX | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| 2000 Lexus RX | 29 | 0 | 24 |
| 1999 Lexus RX | 35 | 0 | 12 |
Common problems
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Unintended and Uncontrolled AccelerationRQ10003 · opened Feb 16, 2010 · closed Mar 1, 2011