Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 NX300 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 NX300 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 NX300 | 14 | 1 |
| 2018 NX300 | 6 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Fuel system, gasoline9
- Unknown or other8
- Visibility/wiper3
- Vehicle speed control3
- Air bags2
- Structure1
- Service brakes1
- Fuel/propulsion system1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Crash-test ratings by year
NHTSA 5-star results for 3 model-year variants; 3 of 3 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.
| Year | Variant | Overall | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2020 Lexus NX300 SUV AWD | ★★★★★ | 16.0 % |
| 2019 | 2019 Lexus NX300 SUV AWD | ★★★★★ | 16.0 % |
| 2018 | 2018 Lexus NX300 SUV AWD | ★★★★★ | 16.0 % |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain
In New Zealand
288 NX300 cars are on the New Zealand register; 7% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 52 | 50 | 2 |
| 2020 | 45 | 41 | 4 |
| 2019 | 62 | 59 | 2 |
| 2018 | 101 | 97 | 3 |
| 2017 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 342 NX300 cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 2 of those collisions were fatal and 61 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.
| Year | Cars in injury collisions | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | 1 | 14 |
| 2024 | 63 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 63 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 78 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 54 | 1 | 11 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
27,525 NX300 cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | — |
| 2021 | 4,194 | 31 |
| 2020 | 3,882 | 53 |
| 2019 | 4,219 | 46 |
| 2018 | 4,165 | 40 |
| 2017 | 3,729 | 41 |
| 2016 | 3,568 | 53 |
| 2015 | 2,954 | 61 |
| 2014 | 809 | 35 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
New registrations in Europe
2,695 new Lexus NX300 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2014 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Poland (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 212 (WLTP) |
| 2021 | 506 | 226 (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 597 | 225 (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 758 | 225 (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 727 | 225 (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 47 | 182 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 25 | — |
| 2015 | 25 | — |
| 2014 | 9 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the NX300 in 1 alert. European versions can differ from the North American car.
Insufficient press-in mounting of certain components of the high-pressure fuel pump could lead to increased pressure on the valves within the pump. This may cause the weld seams of the affected valve(s) to crack, which could lead to a fuel leak. In the presenc…
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0
Recalls
1 campaigns cover the NX300.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna, 2019-2020 Tundra, 2018-2020 Lexus ES350, 2017 Lexus GS200t, 2017-2019 Lexus GS350, 2019 Lexus GS300, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500h, 2019-2020 Lexus LS500, 2018-2019 Lexus GX460, 2017 Lexus IS200t, 2019 Lexus IS300, 2019 Lexus IS350, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500, 2018 Lexus LS500, 2019 Lexus LS500h, 2018-2019 Lexus LX570, 2017 Lexus RC200t, 2019 Lexus RC300, RC350, 2017 and 2019-2020 Lexus RX350, 2018-2020 RX350L, 2019 Lexus UX200, 2018-2019 Lexus NX300 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
NHTSA recalls