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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 RX | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 RX | 22 | 4 |
| 2024 RX | 60 | 4 |
| 2023 RX | 62 | 3 |
| 2022 RX | 29 | 0 |
| 2021 RX | 70 | 1 |
| 2020 RX | 47 | 1 |
| 2019 RX | 34 | 1 |
| 2018 RX | 26 | 0 |
| 2017 RX | 47 | 0 |
| 2016 RX | 28 | 0 |
| 2015 RX | 20 | 0 |
| 2014 RX | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 RX | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 RX | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 RX | 29 | 0 |
| 2010 RX | 77 | 0 |
| 2009 RX | 34 | 0 |
| 2008 RX | 70 | 0 |
| 2007 RX | 58 | 0 |
| 2006 RX | 32 | 1 |
| 2005 RX | 27 | 1 |
| 2004 RX | 40 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 RX | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 RX | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 RX | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 RX | 35 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Unknown or other175
- Engine146
- Power train134
- Air bags128
- Electrical system118
- Service brakes102
- Structure85
- Fuel/propulsion system56
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 662 RX vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 280 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 |
| 2021 | 24 | 8 |
| 2020 | 21 | 7 |
| 2019 | 25 | 11 |
| 2018 | 27 | 7 |
| 2017 | 43 | 14 |
| 2016 | 24 | 8 |
| 2015 | 55 | 23 |
| 2014 | 11 | 3 |
| 2013 | 44 | 21 |
| 2012 | 19 | 7 |
| 2011 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010 | 40 | 19 |
| 2009 | 15 | 5 |
| 2008 | 39 | 18 |
| 2007 | 42 | 15 |
| 2006 | 23 | 11 |
| 2005 | 26 | 8 |
| 2004 | 37 | 16 |
| 2003 | 18 | 8 |
| 2002 | 30 | 19 |
| 2001 | 22 | 12 |
| 2000 | 24 | 19 |
| 1999 | 22 | 10 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 27 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 6.5–13.2 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RX 350h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Premium gasoline | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 2025 | RX 350h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Premium gasoline | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 2024 | RX 350h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Premium gasoline | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | RX 350h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Premium gasoline | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 2022 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Standard · Premium gasoline | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Standard · Premium gasoline | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| 2020 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Standard · Premium gasoline | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| 2019 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Standard · Premium gasoline | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Standard · Premium gasoline | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| 2017 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Standard · Premium gasoline | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| 2016 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Standard · Premium gasoline | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| 2015 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Premium gasoline | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
| 2014 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Premium gasoline | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| 2013 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Premium gasoline | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| 2012 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle · Premium gasoline | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| 2011 | RX 450h AWD · Sport utility vehicle · Premium gasoline | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| 2010 | RX 450h · Sport utility vehicle · Premium gasoline | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| 2008 | RX 400h 4WD · Sport utility vehicle · Premium gasoline | 9.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
| 2007 | RX 400h AWD · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| 2006 | RX 400h 4X4 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.1 |
| 2005 | RX 330 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 13.5 | 10.1 | 12.0 |
| 2004 | RX 330 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 13.5 | 10.1 | 12.0 |
| 2003 | RX 300 4X4 · Station wagon: Mid-size · Regular gasoline | 14.6 | 11.4 | 13.2 |
| 2002 | RX 300 4X4 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 14.6 | 11.4 | 13.2 |
| 2001 | RX 300 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 14.3 | 11.0 | 12.8 |
| 2000 | RX 300 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 14.2 | 10.9 | 12.7 |
| 1999 | RX 300 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 13.9 | 10.7 | 12.5 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
In New Zealand
978 RX cars are on the New Zealand register; 2% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 208 | 208 | 0 |
| 2025 | 278 | 278 | 0 |
| 2024 | 218 | 214 | 4 |
| 2023 | 262 | 260 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 617 RX cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 5 of those collisions were fatal and 116 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 | 139 | 1 | 30 |
| 2024 | 96 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | 158 | 1 | 33 |
| 2022 | 143 | 2 | 23 |
| 2021 | 81 | 0 | 16 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
35,041 RX cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,139 | 17 |
| 2024 | 1,050 | 97 |
| 2023 | 1,245 | 44 |
| 2022 | 2,204 | 32 |
| 2021 | 1,596 | 25 |
| 2020 | 1,568 | 46 |
| 2019 | 2,039 | 45 |
| 2018 | 1,637 | 48 |
| 2017 | 1,735 | 40 |
| 2016 | 2,031 | 49 |
| 2015 | 1,208 | 25 |
| 2014 | 1,575 | 22 |
| 2013 | 1,767 | 26 |
| 2012 | 1,675 | 34 |
| 2011 | 1,717 | 47 |
| 2010 | 2,370 | 90 |
| 2009 | 2,117 | 121 |
| 2008 | 2,136 | 173 |
| 2007 | 2,153 | 274 |
| 2006 | 1,410 | 272 |
| 2005 | 669 | 187 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
13,410 RX cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 93% passed first time, against 81% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,826 | 96% |
| 2019 | 2,317 | 94% |
| 2018 | 1,842 | 95% |
| 2017 | 1,933 | 94% |
| 2016 | 2,244 | 92% |
| 2015 | 1,280 | 88% |
| 2014 | 1,607 | 88% |
| 2013 | 243 | 86% |
| 2009 | 118 | 81% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | RX | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 3.7% | 5.7% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Visibility | 1.5% | 3.6% |
| Brakes | 1.2% | 3.7% |
| Suspension | 1.0% | 3.6% |
| Identification of the vehicle | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 0.1% | 0.4% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail
New registrations in Europe
1,366 new Lexus RX cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Croatia (19).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 | 179 (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 12 | 183 (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 31 | 187 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 108 | — |
| 2015 | 8 | — |
| 2013 | 140 | — |
| 2011 | 443 | — |
| 2010 | 605 | — |
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
Recalls
10 campaigns cover the RX.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2026 Lexus TX350, RX350 Hybrid, RX350, RX500 Hybrid, TX500 Hybrid, Toyota Grand Highlander, and Grand Highlander Hybrid vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the front steering knuckles may crack and break, which can result in a loss of vehicle steering control.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Lexus NX350, NX250, 2023-2026 RX350, and 2024-2026 TX350 vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Crown, 2024-2025 Lexus TX, LS, Toyota Tacoma, Grand Highlander, and 2025 Lexus RX, Toyota Crown Signia, Camry, RAV 4 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and 4 Runner vehicles. Due to an error in the instrument panel software at vehicle startup, the instrument panel may fail to display vehicle speed, brake system, and tire pressure warning lights.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid, Lexus NX250, NX350, NX350 Hybrid, 2024-2025 Lexus RX350, RX350 Hybrid, and RX500 Hybrid vehicles. The second-row center seat belt webbing may be damaged. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Tacoma, Lexus RX350, 2023-2024 NX250, and NX350 vehicles that may have been incorrectly repaired under previous NHTSA recall number 23V-480. An electrical connection inside the steering column's spiral cable assembly may be insufficiently welded, causing the connection to separate and deactivate the driver's air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Camry, 2019 Lexus NX300, and 2019 RX350L vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024 Lexus RX 350, RX 350h, 2024-2025 NX 250, NX 350, and NX 350h vehicles. The head restraints on the driver and front passenger seats may be inadvertently removed without pressing the lock release button. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 202, "Head Restraints."
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H vehicles. A short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying.
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 AVALON, MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 HIGHLANDER, MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 LEXUS RX, AND MODEL YEAR 2006 LEXUS GS AND IS VEHICLES. BRAKE FLUID CONTAINING POLYMERS IS USED THAT ACTS AS LUBRICANTS FOR CERTAIN BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS. IF REPLACEMENT BRAKE FLUID IS USED THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN SUCH POLYMERS, OR THAT CONTAINS ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS, A PART OF THE RUBBER SEAL LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAY BECOME DRY, AND THE SEAL MAY CURL DURING MOVEMENT OF THE PISTON. IF THIS OCCURS, A SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID COULD SLOWLY LEAK FROM THE SEAL INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
NHTSA recalls