AutoUtility currently tracks 44 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Lexus NX. Fuel & Propulsion System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 21 complaints (47.7% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 2 filings cite a crash, 2 report one or more injuries. The 2019 Lexus NX belongs to the 1st Generation (AZ10) platform.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 44 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Fuel & Propulsion System (21 reports • 47.7% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (5), Brakes & Traction Control (5)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 2 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2019 Lexus NX
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Fuel & Propulsion System
NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #25V028000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- Campaign #20V682000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Brakes & Traction Control
Powertrain & Transmission
Engine & Cooling
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Lexus NX
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"The contact owns a 2019 Lexus NX-300H. The contact stated that while driving uphill at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The failure was a recurring failure. The dealer was contacted, and the vehicle was diagnosed. The contact was informed that there was coolant leaking into the engine..."
"While the car was idled at a stop light, the warning "reduce engine powere appeared". I took the car to the vehicle and learned this was linked to code P125d71 for fuel pump valve control- a known recall"
"In heavy rain situations I get an error message stating all front active safety systems (forward collision warning, etc.) do not work. The error states to clean or clear the front sensors of the vehicle. There is nothing blocking the sensors but in heavy weather these situations become much more..."
"Car was running normally and going at 50mph then all of a sudden car abruptly lost power and went to 10mph and dashboard lit up. Very scary as we also had our kids in the car--I can only imagine how dangerous this would have been if we had been on the highway going 70mph. Dealer diagnosed with low..."
"During heavy wind driven rain the front sensors start to show errors on the screen. These errors cause the the advance safety systems and parking sensors to deactivate. The warnings state to clean the sensors. Sometimes stopping the vehicle and turning off and on the ignition seems to resent but it..."
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 | 11 | 4 | 0 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Lexus NX | 26 | 3 | 1 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Lexus NX Current Page | 44 | 2 | 2 | Current |
| 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 2019 Lexus NX
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 19 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 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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