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2022 Lexus RX: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
29%
10 of 34 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2022 Lexus RX. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 29% of relevant complaints.

Better than 71% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 4 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 26%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
10
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
38
this model year
Fires reported
2
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
0
6 crashes · 4 injuries

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER11 · 29%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8 · 21%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM5 · 13%
SERVICE BRAKES5 · 13%
POWER TRAIN4 · 11%
ENGINE4 · 11%

The years either side

2010
30%
53 of 191
2011
49%
27 of 67
2012
24%
10 of 47
2013
19%
14 of 90
2014
32%
7 of 29
2015
37%
22 of 67
2016
33%
27 of 93
2017
31%
29 of 103
2018
37%
16 of 46
2019
51%
33 of 68
2020
24%
8 of 54
2021
11%
2 of 70
2022
29%
10 of 38
2023
33%
21 of 66

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPUL11/04/2024FIRECRASH2 INJURED
The accident happened when I was using the "BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM". It is designed to use when the needs to stop briefly. When the Brake Hold button is touched while the driver's foot is on the brake pedal, the driver do not need to step on the brake even though the shift lever is in D. After I finished paying for a car wa…
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONT08/07/2026
The vehicle has exhibited intermittent drivability and safety-related concerns after a prior collision repair. The concerns include delayed acceleration/engagement, abnormal jerking or stopping behavior, and elevated RPM behavior during real-world driving. The most recent documented event occurred on July 27, 2026, whi…
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM07/05/2026CRASH
My wife was driving the subject car She intended to come off the road to give a way to on coming car. She got in naghbour's drive way and intended move 10 feet. When she tried to put more gas to move the car was hyper accepting drove 50 feets away and hit naghbour's ion gate and stopped. When she back off it did again …

Three of 10 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

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