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What 40 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 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 (40)Crash / fire / injury (6)Brakes (13)Engine (13)Body & structure (4)Electrical system (3)Lights (3)Airbags (2)Speed control (2)Suspension (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Driver assistance (1)

1 of 40 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Aug 17, 2022Electrical systemEngineFire

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER A LOUD NOISE THE bottom of the vehicle went on fire. we called the fire department who put out the fire. After looking at the bottom I notice that the crankcase had a big hole. it seems that a valve went right through the cracnkcase. resulting in hot engine oil going on fire. The car is only 5 months old and Carmax will not pay for the repair which could cost me 5,000 dollars. I paid 27,000 for the car.

NHTSA ODI 11479752

Working with the data? Download all 40 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026

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 2013 Lexus Ct200h verdict →