Luxury cars & SUVs · AL20 generation
Smart buy Well above average
It scores 85 out of 100 for reliability compared with other luxury cars and SUVs. Over the next 5 years we expect it to cost about $17,084 to own, including $3,088 in repairs.
Early estimate: this rating uses our own sales estimate for the Lexus RX.
Reliability
85/100
Well above average
Repairs, 5 years
$3,088
at 12,000 mi a year
Fuel, 5 years
$8,870
23 mpg, $3.40/gal
Price today
$20,669
$18,189 – $23,149, estimate
Recalls
1
on record
Owner complaints
44
filed with NHTSA
These are estimates, not guarantees. They come from public NHTSA complaint and recall data and EPA fuel economy, assuming 5 years of ownership and 12,000 miles a year. Change the assumptions or see how it works.
Expected over 5 years, by area of the car.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13, 2020. On March 4, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include c
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Of the years we rate, the 2018 scores best (85/100) and the 2024 worst (25/100).
| Year | Reliability |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Not rated yet |
| 2025 | Not rated yet |
| 2024 | 25/100 |
| 2023 | 30/100 |
| 2022 | 75/100 |
| 2021 | 84/100 |
| 2020 | 80/100 |
| 2019 | 74/100 |
| 2018 | 85/100 |
| 2017 | 73/100 |
| 2016 | 78/100 |
| 2015 | Not rated yet |
No. It scores 85 out of 100, one of the more reliable luxury cars and SUVs of 2015–2024.
It scores 85 out of 100 against other luxury cars and SUVs from 2015 to 2024, which is well above average. Based on 44 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, we expect about $3,088 in repairs over the next 5 years at 12,000 miles a year.
About $17,084 over 5 years: $5,126 in lost value, $3,088 in repairs and $8,870 in fuel at $3.40 a gallon. A typical one sells for about $20,669 today.
Of the years we rate, the 2018 scores best (85/100) and the 2024 worst (25/100).
1 recall on record with NHTSA.