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What 51 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Lexus Ct200h

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (51)Crash / fire / injury (4)Engine (17)Brakes (12)Airbags (7)Electrical system (5)Body & structure (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (2)Fuel system (2)Lights (2)Suspension (2)Visibility & wipers (2)

2 of 51 complaints match · Visibility & wipers · clear filters

Aug 28, 2017Visibility & wipers

DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH ON US-52, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE AND INSTANT CHANGE IN WIND NOISE. LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, DARK DEBRIS WAS SEEN FALLING TO THE GROUND. AFTER PULLING OVER AND OPENING THE INTERNAL SUNROOF COVER, A SIZABLE HOLE WAS MISSING FROM THE GLASS, WITH THE GLASS PUSHING OUT TOWARD THE SKY. THERE WERE NO VEHICHLES IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME, NOR ANY VEHICLES PASSING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE WEATHER WAS PARTLY CLOUDY ALL DAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 70'S.

NHTSA ODI 11020076

Oct 23, 2013Visibility & wipers

WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK ON HIGHWAY 98 BETWEEN NEW AUGUSTA, MS, AND HATTIESBURG, MS, THIS MORNING, MY BACK SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GUNSHOT BECAUSE OF THE SOUND, BUT NO BULLET WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. THERE WERE TWO MEN WAITING FOR ME TO PASS SO THEY COULD PULL ACROSS THE INTERSTATE AND THEY STOPPED TO HELP ME. THEY WERE A WITNESS THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, NO WAY FOR A ROCK TO HAVE BEEN THROWN FROM A PASSING VEHICLE. THE WINDOW SIMPLY EXPLODED. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A WINDOW DEFECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. HAD MY GRANDSON BEEN IN THE BACKSEAT, I CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT HOW IT WOULD HAVE HURT HIM. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10549220

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Lexus Ct200h verdict →