Lexus RX330Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 526 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, no Lexus RX330 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2005 and 2006. The RX330 has 5 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2004 Best years'05 '06Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints526Top: Power train Safety recalls52004–2011 model years

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

Best & worst years

Lexus RX330 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 RX330 median. Tap a year for its full report.

28716567 5 1 1

'04'05'06'07'09'11

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2011Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2007Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall 2006Best73/10067 complaints · 1 recall 2005Solid50/100165 complaints · 3 recalls 2004Caution35/100287 complaints · 5 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Lexus RX330 problems

All model years combined: 526 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

90Power train9 crash/fire/injury

83Structure5 crash/fire/injury

66Service brakes, hydraulic10 crash/fire/injury

63Exterior lighting

60Vehicle speed control25 crash/fire/injury

46Steering

40Air bags18 crash/fire/injury

23Visibility

22Engine and engine cooling

10618 other systems11 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	90	9
Structure	83	5
Service brakes, hydraulic	66	10
Exterior lighting	63	0
Vehicle speed control	60	25
Steering	46	0
Air bags	40	18
Visibility	23	1
Engine and engine cooling	22	3
18 other systems	106	11

5 recalls

Lexus RX330 recalls

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

Engine and engine cooling11V-539 · 2004–2005 · Nov 9, 2011 · 420,326 vehicles Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal11V-112 · 2004–2007 · Feb 24, 2011 · 769,379 vehicles Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal06V-253 · 2004–2005 · Jul 13, 2006 · 367,594 vehicles Seat belts: rear/other06V-023 · 2004 · Jan 27, 2006 · 3,851 vehicles Brake lights: switch04V-558 · 2004 · Nov 22, 2004 · 183,090 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the RX330

Feb 16, 2010
Unintended and Uncontrolled AccelerationRQ10003 · 2004–2007 · closed Mar 1, 2011
Led to recall 11V-112
Feb 10, 2005
VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER FAILUREPE05009 · 2004 · closed Jun 15, 2005
No recall