2003 Lexus Rx300: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 33 complaints
33
Total Complaints
92,463mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

58,000 25th Percentile
92,463 Median Mileage
129,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
AIR BAGS
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
EQUIPMENT
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
1
SUSPENSION:REAR
1

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE REAR PASSANGER SIDE; THE WHOLE REAR AXLE CAME OFF DUE TO SUCH ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD SON. DT"
"THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE REAR PASSANGER SIDE; THE WHOLE REAR AXLE CAME OFF DUE TO SUCH ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD SON. DT"
"THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS MR. *AK. *JB"

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