Lexus RX

894 complaints across 12 scored model years and 8 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

Best

2012 · 2013

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	A
2013	0.34×	16	A
2014	0.58×	21	A
2015	1.05×	54	B
2016	1.65×	83	C
2017	1.57×	83	C
2018	0.65×	38	B
2019	1.26×	75	C
2020	0.66×	34	B
2021	1.18×	77	C
2022 P	0.92×	52	B
2023 P	1.05×	79	C
2024 P	0.99×	77	C
2025 P	0.62×	31	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

8 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
25V744000	BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION	2023–2025	1,024,407
23V865000	AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION	2020, 2021	999,901
25V595000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	2025	591,377
26V162000	BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE	2023–2025	144,200
25V059000	SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:WEBBING	2024, 2025	40,922
24V482000	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT	2024	11,418
25V040000	STEERING:COLUMN	2023	1,716
25V028000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2019	858

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): 0
Open investigations: 0

Score 47.2 D