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Lexus GXYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 179 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Lexus GX.

Lexus GX
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints179Top: StructureSafety recalls52003–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Lexus GX 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 GX median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2025Too new–/10013 complaints · 2 recalls2024Not rated–/10021 complaints · 4 recalls2023Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls2022Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2021Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2020Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2019Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls2018Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2017Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls2016Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2015Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2014Not rated–/10016 complaints · 0 recalls2013Not rated–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls2012Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2011Not rated–/10011 complaints · 0 recalls2010Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2008Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2007Not rated–/10012 complaints · 0 recalls2006Not rated–/10011 complaints · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/10020 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus GX problems

All model years combined: 179 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
Structure380
Air bags215
Electrical system182
Engine170
Suspension160
Service brakes142
Power train132
Fuel/propulsion system101
Visibility/wiper91
16 other systems568
5 recalls

Lexus GX recalls

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

41%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel26V-341 · 2024 · May 27, 2026 · 81,893 vehicles48%Other: labels26V-179 · 2024–2025 · Mar 24, 2026 · 8,230 vehicles5%Engine: hard parts internal/mechanical25V-767 · 2024 · Nov 6, 2025 · 126,691 vehicles86%Back over prevention: display function25V-744 · 2024–2025 · Oct 30, 2025 · 1,024,407 vehicles–Other: labels09V-234 · 2009 · Jun 25, 2009 · 2,204 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the GX

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2017 · still open
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