Reliability & cost of ownership
Lexus Rx350 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lexus Rx350? 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 Rx350 problems by model year
16 recall entries and 808 owner complaints on file across 17 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Rx350 | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Rx350 | 0 | 10 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Rx350 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Rx350 | 0 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Rx350 | 3 | 31 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Rx350 | 1 | 18 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Rx350 | 3 | 46 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Rx350 | 3 | 58 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Rx350 | 1 | 42 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Rx350 | 0 | 15 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Rx350 | 1 | 29 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Rx350 | 1 | 33 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Rx350 | 1 | 30 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Rx350 | 1 | 94 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Rx350 | 0 | 97 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Rx350 | 0 | 126 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Rx350 | 1 | 167 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lexus Rx350, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- vehicle speed control128 complaints
- engine109 complaints
- unknown or other100 complaints
- structure96 complaints
- steering83 complaints
- air bags81 complaints
- service brakes81 complaints
- electrical system75 complaints