MYMODEL YEARFACTS

US model-year question

Best year for the Lexus RX?

No official US dataset names one best year. Complaint volume is not a reliability score. Use the comparison and the years with more reports as research priorities, then open the year dossier and check the VIN with the official NHTSA recall search.

The records cannot name a best Lexus RX year.

Complaint totals have no sales, mileage or age denominator. Recall campaign counts are official actions, not a quality ranking. Years with more reports to inspect: 2010, 2008, 2021.

Shortlist years only after comparing the complete matrix and opening their individual dossiers. Then verify the exact VIN, recall-remedy status, service history, mileage and condition. An independent inspection can reveal faults that a national complaint or recall dataset cannot describe for one particular vehicle.

Compare every RX year · Years to investigate · RX recalls

2026Lexus RX3 complaints · 2 campaignsDossier →2025Lexus RX18 complaints · 4 campaignsDossier →2024Lexus RX54 complaints · 4 campaignsDossier →2023Lexus RX59 complaints · 3 campaignsDossier →2022Lexus RX28 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2021Lexus RX69 complaints · 1 campaignDossier →2020Lexus RX44 complaints · 1 campaignDossier →2019Lexus RX34 complaints · 1 campaignDossier →2018Lexus RX25 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2017Lexus RX47 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2016Lexus RX28 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2015Lexus RX20 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2014Lexus RX11 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2013Lexus RX19 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2012Lexus RX11 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2011Lexus RX29 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2010Lexus RX76 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2009Lexus RX34 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2008Lexus RX70 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2007Lexus RX58 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2006Lexus RX31 complaints · 1 campaignDossier →2005Lexus RX27 complaints · 1 campaignDossier →2004Lexus RX40 complaints · 1 campaignDossier →2003Lexus RX4 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2002Lexus RX12 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2001Lexus RX19 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →2000Lexus RX29 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →1999Lexus RX35 complaints · Recall count unavailableDossier →

Complaint comparison generated ; recall projection generated . Missing counts are not zero; check the official VIN lookup for current recall status.

Peak comparison scale is this nameplate only (76). This is not a reliability score.

Model-year research

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