Model year record
2018 Lexus Nx Hybrid recalls & problems
The 2018 Lexus Nx Hybrid has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 4 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is service brakes (2 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2018 Lexus Nx Hybrid.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Service brakes | 2 | — |
| Electrical system | 2 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Electrical system
I HAVE A 2018 LEXUS NX 300H, THAT WE BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO AND HAD BEEN BRINGING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE. RECENTLY ON AUGUST 31ST, 2020 MY RIGHT PASSENGER MIRROR EXPLODED WITH WIRES HANGING OUT AND MIRROR POPPED OUT- LUCKILY I WAS A BLOCK AWAY FROM MY HOUSE RUNNING ABOUT 5MPH, OR MY MIRROR WOULD HAVE FLOWN IN THE FREEWAY AND MAY HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THAT I MIGHT HAVE HIT SOMETHING SINCE THERE WAS THIS THREAD LIKE DENT- (WHICH THEY SAID COULD HAVE HAPPEN DUE TO THE MIRROR POPPING OUT OF ITS CASE.) STILL DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A SIDE MIRROR EXPLODING. ITS LIKE IF YOUR CAR GETS EVEN THE TINIEST DENT YOUR MIRROR MIGHT EXPLODE. THE…
- Service brakes
WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, WHICH HAS ONLY 17,000 MILES ON IT, THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ALERTING ME OF BRAKE FAILURE. I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY & HAD NOT YET DEPARTED.
- Electrical system
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 LEXUS NX300H. WITHIN WEEKS OF THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (LEXUS OF SERRAMONTE, 700 SERRAMONTE BLVD, COLMA, CA 94014, (650) 403-1086) WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE A REPAIR REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0.
- Service brakesCrash
I WAS PARK AT STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE MY BRAKES UNINTENDED ACCELERATED AND MY BRAKES FAILED. I COULD NOT STOP THIS CAR FOR 2 BLOCKS, I TRIED TO PLACE IT IN PARK, AND ALSO TURN THE CAR OFF, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES BUT IT JUST ACCELERATED. I REPORTED IT TO LEXUS AND ACCORDING TO LEXUS AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS WOULD COME OUT AND INSPECT MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SET ON LEXUS CAR LOT FOR A MONTH AND THE WAS INSPECTED AND A MONTH LATER LEXUS NOTIFIED ME INFORMING ME THAT MY BRAKES SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FAILING, WELL EITHER I AM LYING OR LEXUS IS LYING, OR THERE IS A UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH THE…
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.
NHTSA defect investigations
- Pedestrian alert soundsClosedLed to recall 22V063000
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review…