2018 Lexus NX300H - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2018 Lexus NX300H SUV AWD receives an impressive overall safety rating of 5 out of 5, demonstrating excellent crash protection for both front and side impacts. This model is equipped with standard electronic stability control, forward collision warning, and lane departure warning systems, enhancing its safety features. In terms of specific crash ratings, the NX300H scored 4 out of 5 for front crash tests, and a perfect 5 out of 5 for side crash evaluations, including both drivers' and passengers' sides.

Despite its stellar safety record, it is worth noting that there have been 10 complaints reported for this vehicle. Fortunately, there have been no recalls issued, indicating that the manufacturer is actively monitoring and addressing any potential safety issues that may arise. Overall, the 2018 Lexus NX300H is a top performer in safety evaluations, offering advanced safety technologies and robust crash protection for drivers and passengers alike.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

10

Recall Count

0

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2018 Lexus NX300H SUV AWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2018 Lexus NX300H SUV AWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

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Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

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Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

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2018 Lexus NX300H SUV AWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2018 Lexus NX300H SUV AWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2015 Score 2018 Score 2020 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating 4 4 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 4 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 4 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2015 Score 2018 Score 2020 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear 5 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating 5 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2015 Score 2018 Score 2020 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating 4 4 4

Complaints for the 2018 Lexus NX300H

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2018 lexus nx. the contact stated while coasting into the home driveway at 5 mph without foot-on acceleration, the vehicle automatically accelerated at high speed into the garage. the contact tried to use the brake pedal to stop; however, the brakes were inoperative. the contact had to shift the gear into the park for it to completely stop. the vehicle crashed into his garage and basketball hoop. the entire front of the vehicle was damaged. the rpm was still running high to 7500 after shifting to park in order to bring the vehicle to a stop. the pre-collision system feature did not engage. the vehicle was not diagnosed yet or repaired, the contact had minor pain in the left shoulder; no medical treatments. the manufacturer has not been notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 40,000"
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2022-04-05

Complaint:
"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."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2020-05-01

Complaint:
"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 brakes that lexus was unable to detect are choose not to admit because the millions of dollars a recall can cost, its in lexus best interest to deny my claim and wait for multiple of their customers to loose their lives before the company admit that there is a problem. i had no injuries and car i hit rec'd no injuries, i was just so emotional distraught that i haven driven in 3 months"
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2019-09-03

LEXUS Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

LEXUS ranks 23 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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