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Lexus CTYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 149 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Lexus CT.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints149Top: Service brakesSafety recalls02011–2016 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Lexus CT years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the CT median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2016Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2015Not rated–/10016 complaints · 0 recalls2014Not rated–/10019 complaints · 0 recalls2013Not rated–/10045 complaints · 0 recalls2012Not rated–/10043 complaints · 0 recalls2011Not rated–/10023 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus CT problems

All model years combined: 149 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes583
Engine352
Electrical system172
Air bags137
Structure74
Fuel/propulsion system70
Vehicle speed control53
Power train51
Forward collision avoidance40
13 other systems286
0 recalls

Lexus CT recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the CT

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2011–2016 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063