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Lexus RC 200T problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

6 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

15,757 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2015 to 2017 model years. Data updated: . 3 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Unknown Or Other is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 6 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior350.0%
Transmission and shifting116.7%
Electrical and battery issues116.7%
Steering behavior116.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Unknown Or Other
3
Electrical System
2
Engine
1
Fuel/Propulsion System
1
Latches/Locks/Linkages
1
Power Train
1
Service Brakes
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Unknown Or Other3
Electrical System2
Engine1
Fuel/Propulsion System1
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Power Train1
Service Brakes1

Unknown Or Other: 3; Electrical System: 2; Engine: 1; Fuel/Propulsion System: 1; Latches/Locks/Linkages: 1; Power Train: 1; Service Brakes: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
2
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0002
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9991
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 3 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2018
2
2019
1
2020
3
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20182
20191
20203

2018: 2; 2019: 1; 2020: 3

Pattern summary

Unknown Or Other leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 3 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 11120503 · 2018-08-16 (August 16, 2018)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RC 200T. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT JOLTED FORWARD. LATER, WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WAS FLASHING, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED 360 DEGREES, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS OVERHEATED. IN ADDITION, INDICATORS SHOWING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS STILL ON WERE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (LEXUS OF WINTER PARK, 305 N SEMORAN BLVD, WINTER PARK, FL 32792, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOS…

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11120503 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11191454 · 2019-03-25 (March 25, 2019)

THE BREAK PADS TO MY 2017 LEXUS RC 200T ARE GRINDING INTO MY ROTORS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES (4) AT FIRST I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE ISSUE, WITH THE DEALER MAKING A RIDICULOUS CLAIM THAT A SMALL PEBBLE JUMPED IN BETWEEN MY BREAK PAD AND ROTORS. THE SECOND TIME THEY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY AND FILED A GOODWILL CLAIM AND REPLACED BRAKES AND DISCS. THIRD TIME THEY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, REPLACED BREAKS AND DISCS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME THING. I'VE TOLD THEM THAT THEIR BREAK PAD SUPPLIER …

Owner-reported narrative. 15,757 miles reported. Look up ODI 11191454 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11348494 · 2020-08-10 (August 10, 2020)

COLLISION BRAKE WARNING COMES FOR A SECOND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING DURING RAIN. IVE REPORTED THIS TO DEALER MUILTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SLIPS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING TURN AND GIVING GAS, IT STARTS TO BUCK LIKE A HORSE . AGAIN DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE

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Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

2015
0
2016
0
2017
2
Recall campaigns data
CategoryCount
20150
20160
20172

2015: 0; 2016: 0; 2017: 2

Year-by-year records

Lexus RC 200T model-year comparison
Model yearComplaintsRecallsChange in recalls
201510Not available
2016100
201742+2
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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

6 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

50.0%Usable mileage3 / 6 records
100.0%Valid incident date6 / 6 records
100.0%Valid filing date6 / 6 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates6 / 6 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201520162017
Unknown Or Other
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

1100.0%
ODI 11326891

JUST PURCHASE LEXUS AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCKED WITH FOB OR BUTTON ON THE INSIDE. *TR

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250.0%
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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Electrical System
1100.0%
ODI 11120503 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RC 200T. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT JOLTED FORWARD. LATER, WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WAS FLASHING, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED 360 DEGREES, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS OVERHEATED. IN ADDITION, INDICATORS SHOWING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS STILL ON WERE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (LEXUS OF WINTER PARK, 305 N SEMORAN BLVD, WINTER PARK, FL 32792, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOS…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

125.0%
ODI 11348494

COLLISION BRAKE WARNING COMES FOR A SECOND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING DURING RAIN. IVE REPORTED THIS TO DEALER MUILTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SLIPS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING TURN AND GIVING GAS, IT STARTS TO BUCK LIKE A HORSE . AGAIN DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE

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Engine
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

125.0%
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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Fuel/Propulsion System
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

125.0%
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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Latches/Locks/Linkages
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

1100.0%
ODI 11326891

JUST PURCHASE LEXUS AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCKED WITH FOB OR BUTTON ON THE INSIDE. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Power Train
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

125.0%
ODI 11348494

COLLISION BRAKE WARNING COMES FOR A SECOND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING DURING RAIN. IVE REPORTED THIS TO DEALER MUILTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SLIPS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING TURN AND GIVING GAS, IT STARTS TO BUCK LIKE A HORSE . AGAIN DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE

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Service Brakes
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

125.0%
ODI 11191454 · 15,757 mi

THE BREAK PADS TO MY 2017 LEXUS RC 200T ARE GRINDING INTO MY ROTORS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES (4) AT FIRST I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE ISSUE, WITH THE DEALER MAKING A RIDICULOUS CLAIM THAT A SMALL PEBBLE JUMPED IN BETWEEN MY BREAK PAD AND ROTORS. THE SECOND TIME THEY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY AND FILED A GOODWILL CLAIM AND REPLACED BRAKES AND DISCS. THIRD TIME THEY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, REPLACED BREAKS AND DISCS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME THING. I'VE TOLD THEM THAT THEIR BREAK PAD SUPPLIER …

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Unknown Or OtherToo few reports for a range633 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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Electrical SystemToo few reports for a range50,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11120503 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RC 200T. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT JOLTED FORWARD. LATER, WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WAS FLASHING, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED 360 DEGREES, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS OVERHEATED. IN ADDITION, INDICATORS SHOWING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS STILL ON WERE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (LEXUS OF WINTER PARK, 305 N SEMORAN BLVD, WINTER PARK, FL 32792, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOS…

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EngineToo few reports for a range633 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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Fuel/Propulsion SystemToo few reports for a range633 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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Service BrakesToo few reports for a range15,757 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11191454 · 15,757 mi

THE BREAK PADS TO MY 2017 LEXUS RC 200T ARE GRINDING INTO MY ROTORS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES (4) AT FIRST I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE ISSUE, WITH THE DEALER MAKING A RIDICULOUS CLAIM THAT A SMALL PEBBLE JUMPED IN BETWEEN MY BREAK PAD AND ROTORS. THE SECOND TIME THEY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY AND FILED A GOODWILL CLAIM AND REPLACED BRAKES AND DISCS. THIRD TIME THEY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, REPLACED BREAKS AND DISCS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME THING. I'VE TOLD THEM THAT THEIR BREAK PAD SUPPLIER …

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 23 reports

2016: 0 complaints · 2017: 3 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2016000
2017133
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2016100
2017400

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentUnknown Or OtherElectrical SystemEngineFuel/Propulsion SystemLatches/Locks/LinkagesPower TrainService Brakes
Unknown Or Other—0
1
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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1
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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1
ODI 11326891

JUST PURCHASE LEXUS AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCKED WITH FOB OR BUTTON ON THE INSIDE. *TR

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00
Electrical System0—000
1
ODI 11348494

COLLISION BRAKE WARNING COMES FOR A SECOND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING DURING RAIN. IVE REPORTED THIS TO DEALER MUILTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SLIPS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING TURN AND GIVING GAS, IT STARTS TO BUCK LIKE A HORSE . AGAIN DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE

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0
Engine
1
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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0—
1
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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000
Fuel/Propulsion System
1
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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0
1
ODI 11073346 · 633 mi

FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.

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—000
Latches/Locks/Linkages
1
ODI 11326891

JUST PURCHASE LEXUS AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCKED WITH FOB OR BUTTON ON THE INSIDE. *TR

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000—00
Power Train0
1
ODI 11348494

COLLISION BRAKE WARNING COMES FOR A SECOND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING DURING RAIN. IVE REPORTED THIS TO DEALER MUILTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SLIPS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING TURN AND GIVING GAS, IT STARTS TO BUCK LIKE A HORSE . AGAIN DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE

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000—0
Service Brakes000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

1 patterns with matching reports.

Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 16.7% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 11348494

COLLISION BRAKE WARNING COMES FOR A SECOND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING DURING RAIN. IVE REPORTED THIS TO DEALER MUILTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SLIPS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING TURN AND GIVING GAS, IT STARTS TO BUCK LIKE A HORSE . AGAIN DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b