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Lexus Reliability Rating for 2024

How reliable are Lexus vehicles? We analyzed over 12 million cars to determine how reliable each Lexus model is and how it ranks relative to its competition.

The Lexus model that is the most reliable and ranks the highest in its vehicle category is the Lexus LX 600, which ranks 1 out of 29 Most Reliable Luxury SUVs with 3 Rows. You can see the rest of the Lexus vehicles and their rankings below.

iSeeCars determines a vehicle’s reliability based on proprietary research of the longest lasting models in each vehicle segment. This is how Lexus ranks, as a brand, within the various vehicle segments where it competes:

Lexus SUV Reliability

  • Lexus Luxury 5-seater SUVs Reliability: 8.9/10
    #1 of 14 Most Reliable Luxury 5-seater SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Large SUVs Reliability: 9.6/10
    #1 of 8 Most Reliable Luxury Large SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury 8-seater SUVs Reliability: 9.4/10
    #1 of 1 Most Reliable Luxury 8-seater SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Crossover SUVs Reliability: 8.7/10
    #2 of 15 Most Reliable Luxury Crossover SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Midsize SUVs Reliability: 8.8/10
    #2 of 9 Most Reliable Luxury Midsize SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury SUVs with 3 Rows Reliability: 8.7/10
    #5 of 11 Most Reliable Luxury SUVs with 3 Rows Brands
  • Lexus Luxury 7-Seater SUVs Reliability: 8.7/10
    #5 of 10 Most Reliable Luxury 7-Seater SUVs Brands

Lexus Car Reliability

  • Lexus Luxury Midsize Cars Reliability: 9/10
    #1 of 11 Most Reliable Luxury Midsize Cars Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Compact Cars Reliability: 8.4/10
    #1 of 8 Most Reliable Luxury Compact Cars Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Small Cars Reliability: 8.4/10
    #1 of 8 Most Reliable Luxury Small Cars Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Large Cars Reliability: 8.1/10
    #2 of 11 Most Reliable Luxury Large Cars Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Sports Cars Reliability: 7.5/10
    #5 of 11 Most Reliable Luxury Sports Cars Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Coupes Reliability: 6.6/10
    #9 of 10 Most Reliable Luxury Coupes Brands

Lexus Hybrid Reliability

  • Lexus Luxury Hybrid Cars Reliability: 8.6/10
    #1 of 9 Most Reliable Luxury Hybrid Cars Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury Large Cars Reliability: 8.5/10
    #1 of 5 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury Large Cars Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury Midsize Cars Reliability: 8.6/10
    #1 of 4 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury Midsize Cars Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury Midsize SUVs Reliability: 9.2/10
    #2 of 6 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury Midsize SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Hybrid SUVs Reliability: 8.7/10
    #3 of 9 Most Reliable Luxury Hybrid SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury Crossover SUVs Reliability: 8.7/10
    #3 of 8 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury Crossover SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury SUVs with 3 Rows Reliability: 8.3/10
    #3 of 5 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury SUVs with 3 Rows Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury Small SUVs Reliability: 6.3/10
    #4 of 4 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury Small SUVs Brands

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The Lexus model that is the most reliable and ranks the highest in its vehicle category is the Lexus LX 600, which ranks 1 out of 29 Most Reliable Luxury SUVs with 3 Rows. You can see the rest of the Lexus vehicles and their rankings below.

iSeeCars determines a vehicle’s reliability based on proprietary research of the longest lasting models in each vehicle segment. This is how Lexus ranks, as a brand, within the various vehicle segments where it competes:

Lexus SUV Reliability

  • Lexus Luxury 5-seater SUVs Reliability: 8.9/10
    #1 of 14 Most Reliable Luxury 5-seater SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Large SUVs Reliability: 9.6/10
    #1 of 8 Most Reliable Luxury Large SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury 8-seater SUVs Reliability: 9.4/10
    #1 of 1 Most Reliable Luxury 8-seater SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Crossover SUVs Reliability: 8.7/10
    #2 of 15 Most Reliable Luxury Crossover SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Midsize SUVs Reliability: 8.8/10
    #2 of 9 Most Reliable Luxury Midsize SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury SUVs with 3 Rows Reliability: 8.7/10
    #5 of 11 Most Reliable Luxury SUVs with 3 Rows Brands
  • Lexus Luxury 7-Seater SUVs Reliability: 8.7/10
    #5 of 10 Most Reliable Luxury 7-Seater SUVs Brands

Lexus Car Reliability

  • Lexus Luxury Midsize Cars Reliability: 9/10
    #1 of 11 Most Reliable Luxury Midsize Cars Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Compact Cars Reliability: 8.4/10
    #1 of 8 Most Reliable Luxury Compact Cars Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Small Cars Reliability: 8.4/10
    #1 of 8 Most Reliable Luxury Small Cars Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Large Cars Reliability: 8.1/10
    #2 of 11 Most Reliable Luxury Large Cars Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Sports Cars Reliability: 7.5/10
    #5 of 11 Most Reliable Luxury Sports Cars Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Coupes Reliability: 6.6/10
    #9 of 10 Most Reliable Luxury Coupes Brands

Lexus Hybrid Reliability

  • Lexus Luxury Hybrid Cars Reliability: 8.6/10
    #1 of 9 Most Reliable Luxury Hybrid Cars Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury Large Cars Reliability: 8.5/10
    #1 of 5 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury Large Cars Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury Midsize Cars Reliability: 8.6/10
    #1 of 4 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury Midsize Cars Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury Midsize SUVs Reliability: 9.2/10
    #2 of 6 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury Midsize SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Luxury Hybrid SUVs Reliability: 8.7/10
    #3 of 9 Most Reliable Luxury Hybrid SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury Crossover SUVs Reliability: 8.7/10
    #3 of 8 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury Crossover SUVs Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury SUVs with 3 Rows Reliability: 8.3/10
    #3 of 5 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury SUVs with 3 Rows Brands
  • Lexus Hybrid Luxury Small SUVs Reliability: 6.3/10
    #4 of 4 Most Reliable Hybrid Luxury Small SUVs Brands

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  • Reliability score 10 / 10
  • Starting MSRP: $92,565
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8.8 / 10
  • Reliability 10 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.7 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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Last new model year: 1997

2. Lexus LX 450

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  • Reliability 10 / 10
  • Value Retention Coming soon
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Last new model year: 2022

3. Lexus RX 450h

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8.6 / 10
  • Reliability 9.4 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.6 / 10
  • Safety 8.9 / 10
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Last new model year: 2021

4. Lexus LX 570

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8.5 / 10
  • Reliability 9.4 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.7 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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9.0 / 10
  • Reliability 9.3 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.6 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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9.0 / 10
  • Reliability 9.3 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.6 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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9.0 / 10
  • Reliability 9.2 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.8 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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Last new model year: 2019

8. Lexus GS 300

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8.4 / 10
  • Reliability 9.1 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.8 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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9.1 / 10
  • Reliability 9.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.2 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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8.7 / 10
  • Reliability 9.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.9 / 10
  • Safety 9.0 / 10
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Last new model year: 2020

11. Lexus GS 350

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8.4 / 10
  • Reliability 9.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.7 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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8.3 / 10
  • Reliability 9.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.8 / 10
  • Safety 8.0 / 10
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8.4 / 10
  • Reliability 8.9 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.9 / 10
  • Safety 8.4 / 10
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8.9 / 10
  • Reliability 8.6 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.0 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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iSEECARS SCORE

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8.7 / 10
  • Reliability 8.6 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.6 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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iSEECARS SCORE

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7.9 / 10
  • Reliability 8.5 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.3 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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Last new model year: 2022

17. Lexus RX 450hL

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7.9 / 10
  • Reliability 8.3 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.6 / 10
  • Safety 8.0 / 10
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Last new model year: 2020

18. Lexus GS F

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8.0 / 10
  • Reliability 8.1 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.8 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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7.8 / 10
  • Reliability 8.1 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.5 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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Last new model year: 2022

20. Lexus RX 350L

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7.8 / 10
  • Reliability 7.6 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.8 / 10
  • Safety 8.0 / 10
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8.0 / 10
  • Reliability 7.5 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.5 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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7.8 / 10
  • Reliability 7.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.5 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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7.6 / 10
  • Reliability 7.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.2 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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Last new model year: 2021

24. Lexus NX 300h

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8.1 / 10
  • Reliability 6.3 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.0 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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7.3 / 10
  • Reliability 6.0 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.5 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
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Last new model year: 2022

Lexus UX 200

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  • Reliability Coming soon
  • Value Retention 8.4 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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  • Value Retention 8.2 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
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  • Value Retention 8.2 / 10
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  • Value Retention 8.1 / 10
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  • Value Retention 8.1 / 10
  • Safety 9.0 / 10
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Last new model year: 2021

Lexus NX 300

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  • Value Retention 8.1 / 10
  • Safety 9.0 / 10
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  • Value Retention 8.1 / 10
  • Safety 8.0 / 10
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  • Value Retention 8.1 / 10
  • Safety 8.0 / 10
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  • Value Retention 7.8 / 10
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  • Value Retention 7.8 / 10
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  • Value Retention 7.8 / 10
  • Safety 8.0 / 10
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  • Value Retention 7.8 / 10
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  • Value Retention 7.6 / 10
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  • Value Retention 7.3 / 10
  • Safety 8.0 / 10
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  • Safety 10 / 10
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Reliability Ratings for Lexus Models

How We Rank These Cars

The iSeeCars brand reliability ratings indicate how dependable and long-lasting each car brand is based on the durability of its models

The best brands offer models with the highest reliability ratings within their respective vehicle segments. For example, Toyota is perhaps the best brand for reliability, as a number of its models are ranked number one in their categories. Along with the rankings and Reliability scores, we show comprehensive iSeeCars ratings for each brand’s models, because we believe multiple factors should be taken into account when buyers are seeking the best overall vehicle. Two of these factors are safety and resale value, both of which are included in our ratings system.

The overall iSeeCars Score is an analysis of these three factors: reliability, resale value and safety. It is calculated based on the latest research and analysis by our data science team. The data analysis comes from over 12 million new and used vehicles in our Longest-Lasting Cars and 5-Year Depreciation Studies, combined with NHTSA and IIHS Safety Ratings.

Vehicles are scored in three categories:

Reliability

The reliability score represents an analysis of iSeeCars' proprietary research on the longest-lasting vehicles.

Value Retention

The value retention score is based on our data science team's statistical analysis and prediction of 5-year depreciation from MSRP to determine which cars hold their value best, using US Bureau of Labor Statistics data to adjust for inflation.

Safety

The safety score is calculated based on the last five years of crash test ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and incorporates the latest Top Safety Pick information from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).