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Which Lexus NX years to avoid

No Lexus NX model year in 2019–2021 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2019 and 2021, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Lexus NX Full report
B
Grade 2019–2021
2019 vs model median 1.0×
Model median3× median
Fuel System 10
Body & Interior 3
Brakes 3
Weakest

2019 · 2021

Best

2019 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2019
0.99× 24 B
2021
1.01× 23 B
2022 P
1.95× 35 D
2023 P
0.58× 16 B
2024 P
3.02× 57 F
2025 P
0.96× 21 C

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2019 B 24 reports · median 7,400 mi

  1. Fuel System 10

    On six occasions in the last two weeks, when accelerating from a full stop at stop lights on city streets, when I press the gas pedal, the car doesn't accelerate. It rolls very slowly at 3/4 MPH for about 10 seconds. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Body & Interior 3

    The contact owns a 2019 lexus nx 300h. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at approximately 25 MPH, a truck passed on the driver's side of the vehicle and the driver heard an abnormal sound with a… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Brakes 3

    The lexus nx 300 f sport has been an extremely frightening experience. The collusion system has place my family as well as myself in immediate danger to the point that I do not operate the vehicle. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

3 crash · 2 injuries

2021 B 23 reports

  1. Lights & Visibility 5

    Driver side mirror shakes when traveling on highway, making it difficult to see other vehicles clearly in blindspots. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Driver Assist 4

    The forward collision not working when it raining. I took to a dealership and they said they test the system not the car and everything it okay. I did a test myself today (10/13/2022),and the system didn't work. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Airbags & Restraints 2

    The passenger airbag light is constantly on. When no one is sitting on the chair, the light states that the air bag is off and when someone is sitting in the chair, the airbag light states that it is on. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

1 crash · 3 fire · 6 injuries

The best year for the NX

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2021 is the best-scoring NX model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 74.7 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations. On complaint rate alone the lowest is 2019 at 0.99× this model’s median, against 1.01× for 2021.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2021 1.01× 23 B
2019 0.99× 24 B

Recalls

7 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
25V744000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION 2022–2025 1,024,407
26V162000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE 2022–2025 144,200
25V059000 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:WEBBING 2025 40,922
24V482000 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT 2024, 2025 11,418
25V040000 STEERING:COLUMN 2023, 2024 1,716
25V028000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2019 858
24V911000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER 2025 70

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2019 were reported at a median of 7,400 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Lexus NX years should you avoid?
No Lexus NX model year in 2019–2021 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2019 and 2021.
What is the best year for the Lexus NX?
2021 is the best-scoring Lexus NX model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 74.7 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Lexus NX have?
7 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Lexus NX model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2019 NX
Complaints in window
24
Severity-weighted
40
Model median (weighted)
40
vs model median
0.99×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
1
Open investigations
0
Score 72.8 B