Lexus RX350 Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 833 consumer complaints across the 15 model years of the Lexus RX350 (2007–2022) that have at least 5 complaints. 2007 has the most, with 167. Across all years, the part named most often is vehicle speed control (133 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All RX350 model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 1,356 | 0 | 49 | — | Not enough data |
| 2020 | 7 | 6,975 | 1 | 87 | — | Not enough data |
| 2019 | 31 | 3,000 | 3 | 112 | 60 · Typical | Falling |
| 2018 | 18 | 12,000 | 2 | 132 | — | Falling |
| 2017 | 46 | 9,200 | 3 | 165 | 78 · More | Falling |
| 2016 | 58 | 17,866 | 3 | 190 | 86 · More | Falling |
| 2015 | 42 | 24,650 | 1 | 170 | 41 · Typical | Falling |
| 2014 | 15 | 5,500 | 0 | 225 | — | Falling |
| 2013 | 59 | 45,500 | 1 | 309 | 35 · Fewer | Falling |
| 2012 | 33 | 26,500 | 1 | 221 | 49 · Typical | Falling |
| 2011 | 30 | 43,500 | 1 | 215 | 38 · Typical | Falling |
| 2010 | 94 | 28,000 | 1 | 229 | 95 · More | Falling |
| 2009 | 97 | 54,744 | 0 | 160 | 51 · Typical | Falling |
| 2008 | 126 | 69,000 | 0 | 157 | 42 · Typical | Stable |
| 2007 | 167 | 75,000 | 1 | 149 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Vehicle speed control133 17%
- Engine113 14%
- Other or unknown104 13%
- Body and structure97 12%
- Brakes91 12%
- Steering87 11%
- Air bags84 11%
- Electrical system81 10%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2017: “I when to a car wash facility and the ics sensor when crazy!!! (flashing the warning light). Now my car giving me a ics malfunction. The automatic braking don't work and the parking assistance neither. I believe this is a manufacturing problem due same car model and year experience the same but it has different VIN so there is not a recall for my VIN.”
NHTSA complaint #11406205, filed 2021-04, 57,000 miles2016: “I was driving down highway and heard a loud explosion. I was very shaken up. It was a scary experience. I was traveling 220 cross lake bridge and at time could not pull over. I kept hearing crunching noise above me. I opened sunroof inside cover and that's when I noticed the sunroof was shattered and it was what had exploded.”
NHTSA complaint #11404010, filed 2021-03, 68,000 miles2013: “My 2013 Lexus awd rx 350 has a faulty wire harness which has shorted out its GPS navigation system, radio, and media center. I replaced the headlamp on the passengers side and the blast, but the 15 amp fuse continues to blow out. Therefore, the faulty wire harness has caused my headlights, GPS navigation system, and radio to no longer work.”
NHTSA complaint #11328787, filed 2020-06, 62,100 milesOther Lexus models
1,448 complaintsLexus RX
962 complaintsLexus RX300
719 complaintsLexus IS 250
718 complaintsLexus ES300
677 complaintsLexus ES
658 complaintsLexus IS
579 complaintsLexus RX330
524 complaints
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. Methodology