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2013 Lexus Ct

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Owner complaints for the 2013 Lexus Ct do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 20.5.

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22 reports with mileage · 21 unknown

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. 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.

4 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports

Visibility/wiper complaints

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2,300 miles · Mar 21, 2013
Visibility/wiper

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CT200 HYBRID AND I NOTICED AT NIGHT AND DURING LOW-LIGHT PERIODS OF THE DAY, THE WINDSHIELD SPLITS LIGHTS (TAILLIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, STREET LAMPS, AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS) INTO 3 IMAGES WITH ONE DISTINCT LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND A GHOST ABOVE AND BELOW. THE 3 IMAGES MERGE INTO ONE WHEN I AM CLOSER TO THE RESPECT…

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I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CT200 HYBRID AND I NOTICED AT NIGHT AND DURING LOW-LIGHT PERIODS OF THE DAY, THE WINDSHIELD SPLITS LIGHTS (TAILLIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, STREET LAMPS, AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS) INTO 3 IMAGES WITH ONE DISTINCT LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND A GHOST ABOVE AND BELOW. THE 3 IMAGES MERGE INTO ONE WHEN I AM CLOSER TO THE RESPECTIVE LIGHT. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE SHOP FOREMAN WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND HIS OWN PERSONAL CT200HYBRID. I ASKED FOR A CT AS A LOANER TO SEE IF IT WAS JUST MY CAR, BUT THE DISTORTION ALTHOUGH LESS SEVERE, WAS STILL THERE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO SOLUTION AND DIRECTED ME TO OPEN AN ACTIVITY THROUGH CORPORATE OFFICE. THE CORPORATE INITIALLY HAD NOTHING TO OFFER, CLAIMING THE DISTORTION TO BE A "CHARACTERISTIC" NOT A DEFECT. THIS CHARACTERISTIC WAS NOT MADE EXPLICITLY KNOWN TO ME AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE. AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION, LEXUS OFFERED TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD WITH THE LOANER CAR THAT I HAD TAKEN HOME BECAUSE IT HAD LESS DISTORTION. INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT WITH A NEW WINDSHIELD, THIS WAS THEIR "ONE-TIME COURTESY" OFFER. THIS IS NOT A CHARACTERISTIC, IT IS A DEFECT. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING, SEEING TRIPLE LAYERS OF LIGHTS, AND ULTIMATELY UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROADS AT NIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10503940

Official recalls

0

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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.