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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Lexus RX350 problems by model year
22 recall entries across 20 model years and 808 owner complaints across 23 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 3 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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
- electrical system75 complaints
- power train67 complaints