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Lexus RX Hybrid Reliability by Year

Every RX Hybrid model year from 2005 to 2025, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Mid-Size SUV of the same year.

Scored separately as its own vehicle: RX (2004–2025).

The short answer

Best model year
2005
#1 of 27 that year
Year to avoid
2006
#23 of 28 that year
Latest scored
2025
#1 of 66

Across 19 scored model years the RX Hybrid needs fixing less often than its class, and costs less to fix when it does. The spread between years is what matters: 2005 is its strongest, 2006 its weakest.

Every model year, scored

Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Mid-Size SUV sold that same model year.

YearRelative standingClass rankPctl
2005#1 /27100thBest year
2006#23 /2819thAvoid
2007#15 /3660th
2008#16 /3859th
2010#18 /4056th
2011#15 /3963th
2012#2 /3997th
2013#1 /37100th
2014#3 /3794th
2015#11 /4074th
2016#15 /3862th
2017#11 /3772th
2018#11 /4276th
2019#8 /4584th
2020#8 /4985th
2022#25 /5959th
2023#20 /6771th
2024#9 /7289th
2025#1 /66100th

The line held a middling position through 2010, then moved to strong from 2011 on. The recent trend is upward. This 2025 car falls in a strong stretch.

What tends to break

All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.

Every RX Hybrid model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Mid-Size SUV of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.

Across the last three model years (2023–2025), no single system stands out. All measured systems draw issue reports less often than the same systems on the average Mid-Size SUV of their year — a cleaner sheet than most of this class manages.

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Common questions

What is the best year for a used Lexus RX Hybrid?

2005 is the strongest RX Hybrid model year on record, ranking #1 of 27 Mid-Size SUVs that year.

Which Lexus RX Hybrid years should I avoid?

2006 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #23 of 28.

Is the latest RX Hybrid reliable?

The 2025 RX Hybrid ranks #1 of 66 Mid-Size SUVs — the upper quarter of its class.

Where does this data come from?

Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.

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How this was built. Scores derive from failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes and benchmarked within segment and model year. We measure two separate things: Fix Frequency — how often a vehicle needs fixing — and Fix Severity — how costly those fixes are. These figures describe a model line, not the specific vehicle in front of you; trim, mileage and service history still decide an individual car.