Selling a junk Lexus RX350
Any RX350 sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Lexus RX350
NHTSA has 1,109 owner complaints on file for the Lexus RX350, model years 2007 to 2022, the 267th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are speed control (133, 12%), other (122, 11%), engine (113, 10%). 214 complaints involved a crash, 36 a fire, and 102 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 46,500 miles. The 2007 model year has the most complaints (210). Data as of 2026-10-12.
The guides below explain how each kind of fault changes what a buyer pays.
Lexus RX350 by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 210 | Engine | 24 | 1 | 1 | 80,000 |
| 2008 | 160 | Other | 20 | 5 | 0 | 70,000 |
| 2009 | 114 | Steering | 9 | 1 | 0 | 57,725 |
| 2010 | 123 | Speed control | 29 | 9 | 1 | 37,506 |
| 2011 | 49 | Brakes | 26 | 4 | 1 | 44,000 |
| 2012 | 46 | Speed control | 17 | 4 | 1 | 33,500 |
| 2013 | 87 | Brakes | 19 | 6 | 1 | 60,000 |
| 2014 | 22 | Air bags | 11 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 58 | Other | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22,300 |
| 2016 | 78 | Other | 21 | 2 | 3 | 22,432 |
| 2017 | 69 | Brakes | 19 | 0 | 3 | 12,100 |
| 2018 | 30 | Fuel system | 7 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | 41 | Fuel system | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2,800 |
| 2020 | 9 | Fuel system | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | Body and structure | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Lexus RX350 recalls
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for brakes (4), fuel system (4), speed control (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2019 model year, fuel system (campaign 21V043000, Feb 2021): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Lexus) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus RX350 and 2021 RX350 vehicles. The transport hook may not have been removed prior to sale. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the …
- 2017 model year, fuel system (campaign 20V682000, Nov 2020): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 T…
- 2017 model year, fuel system (campaign 20V012000, Jan 2020): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500,…
- 2017 model year, brakes (campaign 18V211000, Apr 2018): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Camry and Highlander vehicles, 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles and 2017 Lexus RX350 vehicles. During the manufacturing process, th…
- 2016 model year, air bags (campaign 18V085000, Jan 2018): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 350, RX 350 F Sport, RX 450h F Sport and RX 450h vehicles and 2015-2016 Lexus NX 200T, NX Turbo and NX 300h vehicles. …
What a Lexus RX350 is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk RX350 on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Lexus RX350 worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same RX350 gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Lexus RX350 that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Lexus RX350?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Lexus RX350 numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.