Lexus RX

909 complaints across 12 scored model years and 12 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Lexus RX Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2010 vs model median 2.1×

Model median3× median

Speed Control 39

Brakes 21

Body & Interior 12

Avoid

2010 · 2016

Best

2013 · 2014

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.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Lexus RX
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	2.11×	119	D
2011	0.95×	32	B
2012	0.54×	23	B
2013	0.34×	16	A
2014	0.58×	21	A
2015	1.05×	54	B
2016	1.65×	83	D
2017	1.57×	83	D
2018	0.65×	38	B
2019	1.26×	75	C
2020	0.66×	34	B
2021	1.18×	77	C
2022 P	0.97×	57	B
2023 P	1.15×	85	C
2024 P	1.01×	79	B
2025 P	0.64×	33	B

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

Recalls

12 campaigns on record.

Treat that as a minimum. NHTSA's lookup does not answer to this model's published name, so its campaigns are collected one trim at a time and the list may be short of the full count.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
20V012000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2017–2019	1,830,752
20V682000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2017–2020	1,525,742
14V054000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE	2012, 2013	261,114
12V305000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	2010	164,601
23V480000	STEERING:COLUMN	2023	152,927
18V085000	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW	2016	48,672
16V198000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	2016	16,656
14V576000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	2015	15,872

+ 4 further campaigns

Recall work is free at any franchised dealer, whoever owns the car and however old it is. Check a specific car’s VIN on NHTSA’s register before you buy — an unrepaired campaign is among the most commonly missed items on a used vehicle.

Others in Compact SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura RDX	20192020	C
Audi Q5	20182021	C
Audi SQ5	none flagged	C
BMW X3	20132019	C
Buick Envision	2017	C
Cadillac SRX	2013	C
Cadillac XT5	2017	C
Chevrolet Blazer	none flagged	C

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 2010 RX

Complaints in window: 119
Severity-weighted: 223
Model median (weighted): 105
vs model median: 2.11×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 1
Open investigations: 0

Score 44.7 D