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When problems were reported
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4100–150K
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22 reports with mileage · 21 unknown
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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
What owners actually said
43 reports
82,000 miles · Apr 26, 2020
Engine
VEHICLE 2012 LEXUS CT200H 90,800 MILES. THE VEHICLE BURNS OIL VERY RAPIDLY. PERFORMED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND WAS 2 QUARTS LOW AFTER 1000 MILES. THERE IS A TSB OUT ON THIS SITUATION WHICH I HAVE ATTACHED. THIS VEHICLE WILL DEFINITELY NOT MAKE IT BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY OIL INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DA…
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VEHICLE 2012 LEXUS CT200H 90,800 MILES. THE VEHICLE BURNS OIL VERY RAPIDLY. PERFORMED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND WAS 2 QUARTS LOW AFTER 1000 MILES. THERE IS A TSB OUT ON THIS SITUATION WHICH I HAVE ATTACHED. THIS VEHICLE WILL DEFINITELY NOT MAKE IT BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY OIL INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN THE OIL JUST RUNS OUT. VERY SCARY. ALL OF THE VEHICLE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. A SERVICE HISTORY REPORT IS ATTACHED. IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE PISTON AND PISTON RINGS NOT SEALING PROPERLY CAUSING OIL TO BLOW BY INTO THE CYLINDERS. THE OIL CONSUMPTION RATE CAN RAPIDLY INCREASE AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL SUDDENLY JUST RUN OUT OF OIL. IT IS A BIT SCARY TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE OIL INDICATOR GAUGE THAT MOST VEHICLES HAVE. TOYOTA IS REPAIRING CUSTOMERS VEHICLES FOR FREE THROUGH LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THE 2AZ-FE ENGINES, THE SAME AS IN THE CT200H. LEXUS WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM AND ASSIST CUSTOMERS IN GETTING THIS KNOWN PROBLEM FIXED.
NHTSA ODI #11322291
157,500 miles · Jan 26, 2020
EngineUnknown Or Other
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 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.
NHTSA ODI #11302117
112,000 miles · Jan 14, 2020
EnginePower TrainCrash
SEVERAL CLAIMS OF SHUTTER RESULTING IN LOW POWER WHEN LEAVING A STOP. BECAUSE THE ENGINE TURNS OFF ENTERING EV MODE. IN THE CORSE OF 20 SECONDS THE CAR WITHOUT NOTICE UNTIL TAKING OFF ENTERING ICE ENGINE OPERATION A MASSIVE SHUTTER HAPPENS THAT WHEN LOTS OF FORWARD POWER. THIS IS AN ISSUE WHEN NO ISSUES NOTED WAITING TO CROSS IN…
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SEVERAL CLAIMS OF SHUTTER RESULTING IN LOW POWER WHEN LEAVING A STOP. BECAUSE THE ENGINE TURNS OFF ENTERING EV MODE. IN THE CORSE OF 20 SECONDS THE CAR WITHOUT NOTICE UNTIL TAKING OFF ENTERING ICE ENGINE OPERATION A MASSIVE SHUTTER HAPPENS THAT WHEN LOTS OF FORWARD POWER. THIS IS AN ISSUE WHEN NO ISSUES NOTED WAITING TO CROSS INTERSECTION OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING.
NHTSA ODI #11299430
118,000 miles · Jan 5, 2020
Engine
HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES
NHTSA ODI #11297250
Mileage unknown · Dec 19, 2019
EngineUnknown Or Other
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....
NHTSA ODI #11290081
Mileage unknown · Jun 9, 2019
Engine
2012 LEXUS CT200H (NOW IS 84K MILES)IS BURNING BAD...I BEEN SEARCHING ON GOOGLE AND FIND OUT A LOT OF SIMILAR ISSUES ON CT200H BURNING OIL...I TRY TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NO REPLY SO FAR...THE ENGINE STARTED BURNING OIL AT 60K MILES...
NHTSA ODI #11218826
Mileage unknown · Dec 9, 2017
Air Bags
I RECEIVED A LETTER TO CALL LEXUS DEALER TO SCHEDULE A APPOINTMENT TO DO A RECALL ON MY AIR BAGS, I DID CALL AND HAS BEEN 1 YEAR AND THEY DIDN'T CALL BACK TO DO THE RECALL.
NHTSA ODI #11053640
93,000 miles · Nov 2, 2017
Air Bags
OUR HORN STOPPED WORKING. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE, AND THE AIRBAGS ARE LIKELY AFFECTED. TOYOTA INITIATED A RECALL IN 2014 FOR THIS PART, HOWEVER WE ARE TOLD OUR VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL.
NHTSA ODI #11042572
Mileage unknown · Oct 28, 2017
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL. EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL LEXUS HAS YET TO RECALLED OUR CAR TO BE WORKED ON. RECEIVED A POSTCARD INDICATING THEY WILL NOTIFY US WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE CAR IN.
NHTSA ODI #11040777
149,000 miles · Aug 28, 2017
Visibility/wiper
DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH ON US-52, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE AND INSTANT CHANGE IN WIND NOISE. LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, DARK DEBRIS WAS SEEN FALLING TO THE GROUND. AFTER PULLING OVER AND OPENING THE INTERNAL SUNROOF COVER, A SIZABLE HOLE WAS MISSING FROM THE GLASS, WITH THE GLASS PUSHING OUT TOWARD THE SKY. THERE…
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DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH ON US-52, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE AND INSTANT CHANGE IN WIND NOISE. LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, DARK DEBRIS WAS SEEN FALLING TO THE GROUND. AFTER PULLING OVER AND OPENING THE INTERNAL SUNROOF COVER, A SIZABLE HOLE WAS MISSING FROM THE GLASS, WITH THE GLASS PUSHING OUT TOWARD THE SKY. THERE WERE NO VEHICHLES IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME, NOR ANY VEHICLES PASSING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE WEATHER WAS PARTLY CLOUDY ALL DAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 70'S.
NHTSA ODI #11020076
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
1
DP22005 · 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.
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