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2016 Lexus LX

Gas
Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
1 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
A
Safety Signal
92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns1
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA2
Crash ratingNHTSA overall—
Fuel economybest combined, EPA15 mpg
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The 2016 Lexus LX is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize or large SUV. The most efficient version, the LX 570, is EPA-rated at 15 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 2 complaints, most often about the exterior lighting.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
LX 570Gas4WD5.7L 8-cyl131815$5,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 37065.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database
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Seat Belts

See attached report.
89,740 vehicles
ProblemToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2019 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX 570 vehicles. Over time, the seat belt tension sensor wire harness may break and deactivate the front passenger air bag, knee air bag, and passenger seat-mounted side airbag.RiskIn the event of a crash, deactivated air bags can increase the risk of injury .FixToyota will notify owners, and dealers will modify the front passenger seat belt assembly or replace it with an improved one, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are Lexus Interim J2L and Remedy JLL, Toyota Interim J15 and Remedy J05.
NHTSA campaign 18V887000reported Dec 13, 2018Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
2complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2019: 2

Most-cited components

Exterior Lighting1
Air Bags1

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other LX model years

B

2026 Lexus LX

1 recalls · 1 complaints

A

2025 Lexus LX

1 recalls · 0 complaints

C

2024 Lexus LX

4 recalls · 3 complaints

D

2023 Lexus LX

5 recalls · 13 complaints

D

2022 Lexus LX

6 recalls · 5 complaints

A

2021 Lexus LX

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2020 Lexus LX

0 recalls · 1 complaints

B

2019 Lexus LX

2 recalls · 1 complaints

B

2018 Lexus LX

2 recalls · 4 complaints

A

2017 Lexus LX

1 recalls · 1 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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