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What 21 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 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 (21)Crash / fire / injury (2)Fuel system (10)Engine (4)Brakes (3)Body & structure (2)Speed control (2)Steering (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Airbags (1)Driver assistance (1)Electrical system (1)

1 of 21 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters

Aug 22, 2020AirbagsCrash1 injury

I WAS INVOLVED IN HIGH IMPACT FRONT END COLLISION ON A HIGHWAY . LADY STOP ON HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR IS TOTALED A COMPLETE LOSS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED . EVERYONE AT THE SCENE INCLUDING WITNESSES COMMENT THEIR DISBELIEF . EMT AMBULANCE STAFF ON LOOKERS ETC ASKED WHY DIDN'T AIRBAGS DEPLOY .

NHTSA ODI 11350784

Working with the data? Download all 21 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 2018 Lexus Nx300 verdict →