2020 Lexus Rx: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 51 complaints
51
Total Complaints
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
21
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
3
TIRES
3
ENGINE
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Was driving into the garage (coasting) very slowly and as I was preparing to step on brake the car revved forward unsuspectedly - I have a video on my ring door bell and you can hear the engine then the squealing of the automatic braking system. I destroyed the adult 3 wheel bicycle that was stored..."
"Was driving into the garage (coasting) very slowly and as I was preparing to step on brake the car revved forward unsuspectedly - I have a video on my ring door bell and you can hear the engine then the squealing of the automatic braking system. I destroyed the adult 3 wheel bicycle that was stored..."
"Just after topping a hill on an Interstate Highway, both lanes of traffic ahead of us came to a sudden and complete stop. I was in left lane and reacted quickly and applied full braking power and managed to stop a foot or 2 from the rear of the stopped car ahead of us. A few seconds later we were h..."

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