Reliability & cost of ownership
Lexus Nx Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lexus Nx? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Lexus Nx problems by model year
2 recall entries and 243 owner complaints on file across 12 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Nx | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2025 Nx | 0 | 17 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2024 Nx | 0 | 43 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Nx | 0 | 14 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2022 Nx | 2 | 26 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2021 Nx | 0 | 17 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2020 Nx | 0 | 21 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2019 Nx | 0 | 30 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Nx | 0 | 16 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2017 Nx | 0 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Nx | 0 | 17 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2015 Nx | 0 | 26 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lexus Nx, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- unknown or other44 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system39 complaints
- electrical system36 complaints
- service brakes29 complaints
- engine28 complaints
- power train18 complaints
- structure18 complaints
- forward collision avoidance16 complaints