Lexus RX450hYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 14 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Lexus RX450h.

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

Best & worst years

Lexus RX450h 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 RX450h median. Tap a year for its full report.

'10'23
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus RX450h problems

All model years combined: 14 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
Air bags33
Electrical system30
Engine30
Engine and engine cooling10
Fuel/propulsion system10
Fuel system, other10
Hybrid propulsion system10
Seat belts11
Service brakes11
3 other systems30
0 recalls

Lexus RX450h 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 RX450h

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2010 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063