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Lexus RC FYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 12 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Lexus RC F.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints12Top: Fuel/propulsion systemSafety recalls22015–2022 model years

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

Best & worst years

Lexus RC F 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 RC F median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2015Not rated–/10010 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus RC F problems

All model years combined: 12 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
Fuel/propulsion system40
Seats30
Service brakes20
Electrical system10
Air bags10
Visibility/wiper10
2 recalls

Lexus RC F recalls

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

85%Other: labels22V-615 · 2020–2022 · Aug 10, 2022 · 13 vehicles92%Delivery: fuel pump18V-107 · 2015–2018 · Feb 14, 2018 · 9,905 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the RC F

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2015–2018 · still open
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