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What 42 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Lexus RX 350

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 (42)Crash / fire / injury (5)Fuel system (11)Brakes (9)Engine (6)Speed control (5)Body & structure (4)Transmission & drivetrain (4)Visibility & wipers (4)Electrical system (3)Driver assistance (2)Airbags (1)

1 of 42 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters

Dec 2, 2019AirbagsBrakesCrash1 injury

I GOT INTO ACCIDENT AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED EVEN AT HIGH IMPACT AND OTHE OTHE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER.

NHTSA ODI 11286397

Working with the data? Download all 42 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 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 RX 350 verdict →