2025 Lexus RX Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 27%of 22 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the electrical system of the 2025 Lexus RX, 27% of the 22 complaints for this model year. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving, the instrument panel went blank. I believe it is not safe to drive with no instrumentation or knowledge of your vehicle or speed. The dealer confirmed it needed a software update and performed this yesterday. We were not advised of this needed update, no recall or no communication from the manufacturer. We should be advised when something this critical is needed.”
NHTSA complaint #11696500, filed 2025-10“Car left us stranded 12 V battery completely dead had a lot of difficulty trying to get it started. The unfortunate part is I got rid of a 2023 Lexus RX 350 H for the exact same problem could not get resolved after installing five batteries. Now we’re going down this road again.”
NHTSA complaint #11707390, filed 2025-12“I bought this vehicle last Thursday, The new Lexus we only drove it three times, but all power down. The first time we were about to go to work, the whole vehicle no power, so I checked the battery, it was 10 Volts, so I used my CRV battery turned on Rx350, it's working, Second time, when I arrived my work place, I turned off the new vehicle, The Whole power down again, After I checked the battery, it showed 12 Volts, after I checked the battery, the power came back. …”
NHTSA complaint #11702060, filed 2025-11“Battery on car under 6 months old and fewer than 3,000 miles was DEAD after not being used for one week. Weather was not an issue, as car was parked INSIDE of residential garage.”
NHTSA complaint #11717884, filed 2026-02Related recalls
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Related service bulletins
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- 11019328Apr 2, 2025To assist with the early detection and early resolution of audio related concerns you may be asked to recover MMR data from the head unit. The following steps are instructions on…
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- 11015494Feb 10, 2025The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master keys are lost. Once the system is reset, all previously registered keys…
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 58% |
| 2025 | 6 | 27% |
| 2024 | 19 | 32% |
| 2023 | 10 | 16% |
| 2022 | 6 | 21% |
| 2021 | 4 | 6% |
| 2020 | 4 | 9% |
| 2019 | 6 | 18% |
| 2018 | 3 | 12% |
| 2017 | 3 | 6% |
| 2016 | 4 | 14% |
| 2015 | 1 | 5% |
| 2013 | 3 | 16% |
| 2012 | 3 | 25% |
| 2011 | 4 | 14% |
| 2010 | 6 | 8% |
| 2009 | 3 | 9% |
| 2008 | 5 | 7% |
| 2007 | 9 | 16% |
| 2006 | 10 | 31% |
| 2005 | 2 | 7% |
| 2004 | 1 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2025 Lexus RX
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsForward collision avoidance
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Lexus RX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology