NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Lexus Rx350 Recalls
The 2016 Lexus Rx350 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 31, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Lexus Rx350. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 58
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Lexus Rx350, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2016 Lexus Rx350
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 18V085000
- Reported
- January 31, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48,672
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 16V198000
- Reported
- April 7, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,656
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Air bags: knee bolster
- Campaign
- 16V053000
- Reported
- February 1, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,072
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2016 Lexus Rx350 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 58 owner complaints about the 2016 Lexus Rx350, the newest on April 6, 2021. Of these, 11 describe a crash (19%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Lexus Rx350, the component group named most often is the air bags (16%), followed by the service brakes (14%) and the power train (12%).
2 of the 2016 Lexus Rx350's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2016 Lexus Rx350 owners gave the mileage (46 complaints), the median was 17,731 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other19
- Air Bags9
- Service Brakes8
- Power Train7
- Electrical System5
- Engine5
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2016 Lexus Rx350 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 15. 76% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Lexus Rx350 drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Lexus Rx350 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 58 complaints about the 2016 Lexus Rx350 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lexus Rx350 by model year
Other 2016 Lexus models
Newest record on this page: April 6, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted