IllustrationEXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I PURCHASED THE CAR JANUARY 7, 2021 AND CHECKED THE OIL ON MARCH 15, 2021 BEFORE A LONG TRIP AND THE OIL DIDN'T EVEN REGISTER ON THE DIPSTICK. I FOLLOWED PROCEDURE BEFORE AND UP TO CHECKING THE OIL. I CHECKED IT WHEN IT WAS DELIVERED AND IT WAS AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL.
2012 Lexus Ct
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2012 Lexus Ct do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 20.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
100–25K
325–50K
050–75K
375–100K
4100–150K
2150K+
22 reports with mileage · 21 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
3 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
Unknown Or Other complaints
5 reportsMY CAR ALSO EXPERIENCED A HIGH AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. AT FIRST I ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO MY TRAVELING, BUT WHEN I MONITORED IT WAS MORE THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY, ABOUT A YEAR AGO I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED A HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND OTHER MECHANICS THEY FOUND THAT TO BE ODD CONCERNIN…
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MY CAR ALSO EXPERIENCED A HIGH AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. AT FIRST I ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO MY TRAVELING, BUT WHEN I MONITORED IT WAS MORE THAN NORMAL. ADDITIONALLY, ABOUT A YEAR AGO I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED A HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND OTHER MECHANICS THEY FOUND THAT TO BE ODD CONCERNING THE REPUTATION OF LEXUS. SO AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED RATTLING, WHICH I'VE NEVER HAD HAPPEN BEFORE AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME TO REACH OUT TO LEXUS BECAUSE WHAT HAPPEN TO MY CAR IS UNHEARD OF, BUT I GOT NO RESOLUTION ANYWHERE.
I EXPERIENCE THE ENGINE HAVE BURN SO MUCH OIL BETWEEN SERVICE (10K MILES). I HAD CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVEN'T CONTACTED ME BACK YET... THE OIL BURNING IS START WHEN MY CAR IS ABOUT 70K .... NOW MY VEHICLE IS 92K MILES I HAVE AT LEAST 3QZT BETWEEN SERVICE....
ANOTHER CT200H DRIVER REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE CENTER CONSOLE LID NOT CLOSING PROPERLY DUE TO THE LATCH STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. SAME ISSUE ON MY 2012 CT200H. WOULD BE NICE ON A LEXUS TO HAVE THAT PROBLEM RESEARCHED AND FIXED... AND LET LEXUS PAY FOR THE REPAIR, NOT THE OWNER. PROBLEMS OF THIS TYPE ARE MORE CHARACTER…
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ANOTHER CT200H DRIVER REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE CENTER CONSOLE LID NOT CLOSING PROPERLY DUE TO THE LATCH STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. SAME ISSUE ON MY 2012 CT200H. WOULD BE NICE ON A LEXUS TO HAVE THAT PROBLEM RESEARCHED AND FIXED... AND LET LEXUS PAY FOR THE REPAIR, NOT THE OWNER. PROBLEMS OF THIS TYPE ARE MORE CHARACTERISTIC OF ECONOMY VEHICLES... IS LEXUS AN ECONOMY CAR?????
THE PASSENGER SIDE GLASS ON MY 2012 CT EXPLODED FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON A FEW DAYS AGO. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD 'BOOM' AND THE SIDE WINDOW WAS GONE... COMPLETELY GONE. NOTHING HIT MY CAR, NO ROCKS, NO BULLETS... NO BRICKS. THERE WAS NO ONE BESIDE ME AND I WAS ON I-81. HAD I OVER-R…
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THE PASSENGER SIDE GLASS ON MY 2012 CT EXPLODED FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON A FEW DAYS AGO. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD 'BOOM' AND THE SIDE WINDOW WAS GONE... COMPLETELY GONE. NOTHING HIT MY CAR, NO ROCKS, NO BULLETS... NO BRICKS. THERE WAS NO ONE BESIDE ME AND I WAS ON I-81. HAD I OVER-REACTED, I COULD HAVE CRASHED THE CAR. HAD THERE BEEN A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY CUT FROM THE FLYING GLASS SHARDS AT 65 MPH. I EXPERIENCED CUTS ON MY RIGHT HAND AND ARM. LEXUS, IN A COMPLETELY DISAPPOINTING SHOW OF CUSTOMER "SERVICE" IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR IT UNDER WARRANTY. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A CT THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH AND YOU'LL FIND A FEW OTHER CASES ON OTHER FORUMS. I POINT YOU TO THIS WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE (HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/SPONTANEOUS_GLASS_BREAKAGE) WHICH CLEARLY STATES THIS PHENOMENON IS DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN THE GLASS. I SUGGESTED THAT LEXUS CORPORATE SEND THE GLASS BACK TO THE VENDOR FOR ANALYSIS AND THEY REFUSED! THEY SIMPLY COULD CARE LESS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA PRODUCT AGAIN AND I WARN ALL READERS TO BE VERY CAREFUL. *TR
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds
Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System
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 of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.