Reliability & cost of ownership
Lexus Rx Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lexus Rx? 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 Rx problems by model year
2 recall entries and 940 owner complaints on file across 28 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lexus Rx, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- unknown or other169 complaints
- engine141 complaints
- power train133 complaints
- air bags128 complaints
- service brakes122 complaints
- electrical system113 complaints
- structure81 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system55 complaints