AutoUtility currently tracks 11 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 Lexus NX. Driver Assistance & Safety Tech issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 4 complaints (36.4% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 4 filings cite a crash, 3 report one or more injuries. The 2017 Lexus NX belongs to the 1st Generation (AZ10) platform.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 11 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (4 reports • 36.4% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (2), Brakes & Traction Control (2)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 4 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 3 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2017 Lexus NX
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Electrical System
Brakes & Traction Control
Body & Structure
Powertrain & Transmission
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Lexus NX
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"The contact owns a 2017 Lexus NX 200T. The contact stated that while attempting to enter the trunk, the contact heard a click, but the trunk failed to unlatch, and the contact was unable to open the trunk. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an..."
"I was pulling into a parking space at a gas station and the vehicle took off at a fast speed and I could not stop the vehicle, the “parking assist light came in saying parking assist malfunction, I tried braking and nothing, the car kept going I hit something then it stop as I put the gear in park,..."
"WATER PUMP LEAKING COOLANT: This pump which pushes coolant for engine's cooling system is leaking in several Lexus vehicles. If not replaced, engine will not be operating efficiently and could result in catastrophic engine damage. My vehicle although out of warranty has not even reached 40,000..."
"While traveling at freeway speeds the vehicle's emergency braking system activated without the operator initiating the system resulting in rear wheels locking up, causing the vehicle to go into a rear wheel skid."
"The brakes failed, and I could not stop or control the car. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? The car nose-dived off the highway onto the on-ramp, I was with my brother and we could have died, and his back is broken, and my face is messed up. Scared to drive been crying every..."
Complaint History for Lexus NX
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Lexus NX | 27 | 2 | 1 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Lexus NX | 17 | 5 | 1 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 Lexus NX Current Page | 11 | 4 | 0 | Current |
| 2018 Lexus NX | 26 | 3 | 1 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Lexus NX | 44 | 2 | 2 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Lexus NX | 26 | 1 | 0 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Lexus NX | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Lexus NX | 29 | 8 | 2 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Lexus NX | 15 | 1 | 3 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Lexus NX | 42 | 5 | 4 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Lexus NX | 17 | 3 | 5 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 Lexus NX | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2017 Lexus NX
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 11 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doors, Latches & Locks NHTSA category: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering NHTSA category: STEERING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)
Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
Pedestrian alert sounds
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 ra...
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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