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What 11 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Lexus Nx300h

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 (11)Crash / fire / injury (5)Brakes (2)Driver assistance (2)Electrical system (2)Airbags (1)Backup camera & sensors (1)Engine (1)Fuel system (1)Latches & locks (1)Seats (1)Speed control (1)

1 of 11 complaints match · Seats · clear filters

Jan 16, 2022Seats

We have heated & cooled seats. My wife noticed a burnt section in the passenger front seat. It’s about 1 1/2 inches long and 1/16 wide - this is the actual opening of the burn, the area around the burn turned black and is about the size of a quarter.

NHTSA ODI 11447657

Working with the data? Download all 11 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 21, 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 2017 Lexus Nx300h verdict →