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What 17 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Lexus Nx300

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 (17)Crash / fire / injury (5)Brakes (5)Engine (5)Fuel system (4)Airbags (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Body & structure (1)Speed control (1)Visibility & wipers (1)

1 of 17 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 16, 2020Transmission & drivetrainBody & structureEngineCrash

I WAS DRIVING ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE OF THE FREEWAY 170 WHEN A VEHICLE HIT ME ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR WITCH THE IT PUSH ME TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FREEWAY MAKING ME GO OF THE ROAD AND HITTING A TREE , I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING AT THE MOMENT OF THE IMPACT

NHTSA ODI 11318246

Working with the data? Download all 17 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 20, 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 2016 Lexus Nx300 verdict →