2000 Lexus Rx300: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 247 complaints
247
Total Complaints
106,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
23
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

84,831 25th Percentile
106,000 Median Mileage
126,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
112
POWER TRAIN
27
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10
ENGINE
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
6
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3

Severity Assessment

23
Crashes
0
Fires
17
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT PRESSED DOOR LOCKS AND SHUT THE DOOR. BUT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE'S KEYS, AFTER 30 SECONDS, ALARM WENT OFF, AND THE OCCUPANT COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TO BREAK A WINDOW IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"
"UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT PRESSED DOOR LOCKS AND SHUT THE DOOR. BUT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE'S KEYS, AFTER 30 SECONDS, ALARM WENT OFF, AND THE OCCUPANT COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TO BREAK A WINDOW IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"
"IF THE WIRELESS REMOTE IS USED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AND A PERSON IN IT, THEN AFTER 30 SECONDS THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND THE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE IS TRAPPED. NONE OF THE DOOR HANDLES OR WINDOWS WILL OPERATE. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28