{"id":"2023_lexus_rx","make":"Lexus","make_slug":"lexus","model":"RX","model_slug":"rx","year":2023,"url":"/lexus/rx/2023/","pts":["hev","gas"],"configs":[{"id":46392,"model":"RX 350h AWD","pt":"hev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"SIDI & PFI; Hybrid","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":37,"hwy":34,"comb":36,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"280V Li-Ion","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":243,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":2150,"save_spend":500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2023"},{"id":46391,"model":"RX 500h AWD","pt":"hev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.4,"eng":"SIDI & PFI; Hybrid","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":27,"hwy":28,"comb":27,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"288V Ni-MH","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":326,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2850,"save_spend":-3000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2023"},{"id":46230,"model":"RX 350","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":2.4,"eng":"SIDI & PFI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":22,"hwy":29,"comb":25,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":353,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3100,"save_spend":-4250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Wed Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2023"},{"id":46233,"model":"RX 350 AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":2.4,"eng":"SIDI & PFI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":21,"hwy":28,"comb":24,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":371,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3250,"save_spend":-5000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Wed Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2023"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","segment":"Compact SUV","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"26V162000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2026-03-18","owner_notified":"2026-05-15","units":144200,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Lexus NX350, NX250, 2023-2026 RX350, and 2024-2026 TX350 vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the rearview camera software or replace the rearview camera, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26LB02 and 26LA02.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"26LB02 / 26LA02","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"25V744000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2025-10-30","owner_notified":"2025-12-05","units":1024407,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the parking assist software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB13 and 25LB06. Subaru's number for this recall is WRE25.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"25TB13/25LB06/WRE25","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"25V040000","component":"STEERING:COLUMN","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2025-01-29","owner_notified":"2025-03-17","units":1716,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Tacoma, Lexus RX350, 2023-2024 NX250, and NX350 vehicles that may have been incorrectly repaired under previous NHTSA recall number 23V-480.  An electrical connection inside the steering column's spiral cable assembly may be insufficiently welded, causing the connection to separate and deactivate the driver's air bag.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"A deactivated driver's air bag will not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the spiral cable assembly as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025.  Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is 25TA02.  Lexus' number for this recall is 25LA02.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"25TA02/25LA02","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V480000","component":"STEERING:COLUMN","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2023-07-12","owner_notified":"2023-09-08","units":152927,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Tacoma, 2023 Lexus RX350, RX350 Hybrid, RX500 Hybrid, 2023-2024 Lexus NX250, NX350, and NX350 Hybrid vehicles.  An electrical connection inside the steering column's spiral cable assembly may be insufficiently welded, causing the connection to separate and deactivate the driver's air bag.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"A deactivated driver's air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the spiral cable assembly, if necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 8, 2023.  Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is 23TA08.  Lexus' number for this recall is 23LA02.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"23TA08/ 23LA02","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":78,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":65,"crash":5,"fire":0,"injured":5,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",15],["Power Train",12],["Engine",11],["Electrical System",10],["Structure",8],["Lane Departure",7]],"by_year":{"2023":13,"2024":17,"2025":11,"2026":24},"excerpts":[["2024-10-24","Power Train","- Uknown: 2023 RX 500H Performance hesitates or stalls when gas is applied to accelerate. When vehicle final start moving after 2-4 seconds, engine revs really high. This is believed to be an issue in the power train and specifically Transaxle issues and ECU programming issues. More on this issue can be found on Lexus \u2026"],["2024-10-09","Engine","I pulled onto a 4 lane divided highway and the car immediately went into limp mode, meaning the car would not go more than 1 MPH even with the gas pedal to the floor. I could NOT accelerate thus my safety was in danger, and I was almost hit by a tractor trailer truck. I pulled over to the side of road as best I could, \u2026"],["2024-09-24","Engine","When driving, the car engine will randomly accelerate or race. The car does not physically go faster, but the engine revs at a high speed which is very scary. It will continue to accelerate while your foot is off the gas until you either press back down the gas pedal or come to a full stop. The car engine revs extremel\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.155,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.155,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.155,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.169,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":99,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":36,"ncap":5,"complaints":65},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}