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Lexus NX years to avoid (and the best years)

241 NHTSA owner complaints and 8 recalls across 11 model years, 2015 to 2025. Built from NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, generated October 26, 2026.

Which Lexus NX years should you avoid?

No Lexus NX model year stands out from the others in NHTSA owner complaints. The typical Lexus NX year has 17 complaints on file.

What are the best Lexus NX years?

The Lexus NX years with the fewest complaints on file are the 2017 (11), 2023 (15) and 2018 (16). Model years after 2023 are left out: they have not been on the road long enough to compare.

NHTSA does not publish sales figures, so these are complaint counts, not a rate per car on the road. A year that sold more cars collects more complaints, and older years have had longer to collect them.

Every model year

YearComplaintsvs typical year RecallsCrashes InjuriesOur readMost reported
2025171.0×531Few red flagsBody and structure
2024452.6×465Few red flagsElectrical system
2023150.9×311Few red flagsElectrical system
2022261.5×273Few red flagsElectrical system
2021171.0×012Few red flagsWipers and visibility
2020211.2×012Few red flagsFuel system
2019301.8×111Few red flagsFuel system
2018160.9×011Few red flagsFuel system
2017110.6×044Few red flagsForward collision avoidance system
2016171.0×143Few red flagsEngine
2015261.5×124Few red flagsFuel system

Most reported problem areas

Share of the 141 complaints sorted by system, all years together.

Recalls (8)