Genesis GV80 vs Lexus GX
Luxury midsize SUVs · head to head, 2021–2027
The Genesis GV80 and Lexus GX were both sold for 7 model years (2021–2027). Among the GV80's own years, no year clearly stands out as the best bet; years to avoid: 2022; the newest year rated a good buy is 2025. Among the GX's own years, no year clearly stands out as the best bet; years to avoid: 2010–2011; the newest year rated a good buy is 2023.
Genesis GV80
SUV · 2021–2027
- Best bet no standout year
- Newest good buy 2025
- Avoid 2022
- Be careful 2021
Lexus GX
SUV · 2010–2027
- Best bet no standout year
- Newest good buy 2023
- Avoid 2010–2011
- Be careful 2014, 2017, 2024–2025
How to read this: each model's verdicts compare that model's own years with each other (serious owner complaints per car on the road against that model's usual year, using New York registrations). They are not a reliability ranking of one model against the other, so a good-buy GV80 year says nothing about whether it beats a GX. (How we judge.)
Year by year, side by side
| Year | Genesis GV80 | Lexus GX | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2026 | TOO NEWOnly 1.1 years of owner reports | TOO NEWOnly 1.1 years of owner reports | Side by side |
| 2025 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.6× usual | CAREFULSerious complaints 8.5× usual, mostly structure and brakes | Side by side |
| 2024 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.7× usual | CAREFULSerious complaints 6.1× usual, mostly engine and power train | Side by side |
| 2023 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.0× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.7× usual | Side by side |
| 2022 | AVOIDSerious complaints 3.1× usual, mostly engine and fuel system | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.3× usual, mostly brakes and power train | Side by side |
| 2021 | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.7× usual, mostly fuel system and collision avoidance | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.0× usual | Side by side |
Each chip rates that year against the same model's other years. Tap a chip for the year's details; "Side by side" compares both models that year, trim by trim.
Compare any year, trim by trim
2025: the newest shared year with full data, at a glance
Newer years (up to 2027) have thinner price and equipment data for one or both models, so this table uses 2025. Use "Compare any year" above for the others.
| 2025 Genesis GV80 | 2025 Lexus GX | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict (vs the model's own years) | GOOD BUY | CAREFUL |
| Starting price (MSRP range) | $58,200 to $85,750 base price by trim, 8 trims | — |
| Engines and horsepower | 2.5L 4-cyl turbo 3.5L 6-cyl turbo 3.5L 6-cyl turbo + supercharged | 3.4L 6-cyl turbo, 349 hp |
| Fuel economy (EPA combined) | 19–21 mpg | 17 mpg |
| Seats | 5–7 | — |
| Third row | Yes | — |
| Cargo behind last row | 11.6–36.5 cu ft | — |
| Max cargo | 61.1–71.7 cu ft | — |
| Max towing | 6,000 lb | — |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5 of 5 stars | Not rated |
| Recalls · owner complaints (NHTSA) | 3 · 19 | 2 · 13 |
Sources: OpenSpec and the makers' equipment guides, NHTSA vPIC, EPA and NHTSA ratings. Cargo, towing and bed length rows appear when we have them. "—": not in our data. Compare every 2025 trim →
Key features: base trim vs top trim
| GV80 2.5T AWD lowest price, $58,200 | GV80 Coupe 3.5T E-SC AWD highest price, $85,750 | GX LUXURY+ first listed | GX 550 last listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireless Apple CarPlay | Standard | Standard | — | — |
| Adaptive cruise control | Standard | Standard | — | Standard |
| Blind-spot warning | Standard | Standard | — | Standard |
| Heated front seats | Standard | Standard | — | — |
| Ventilated front seats | — | Standard | — | — |
| Sunroof or moonroof | — | Standard | Standard | — |
| 360-degree camera | — | Standard | — | — |
| Power liftgate or tailgate | Standard | Standard | — | — |
"Standard" and "Optional" are for that trim as the 2025 data lists it (a package or option adds an "Optional" item); "—": not verified in our sources, never a guess. The cheapest and most expensive trim of each model; every trim is on the model's 2025 page (GV80, GX).
Known fixes and extended coverage
Genesis GV80
17 manufacturer programs on file: 0 extended coverage, 17 repair programs.
Lexus GX
11 manufacturer programs on file: 8 extended coverage, 3 repair programs.
- Extended coverage Vehicles that did not have an active Safety Connect subscription on or after 10/1/2017 but are affected by this condition are included in this Customer Support Program (19LE05). (19LE05, 2010–2018 models)
- Extended coverage On July 30, 2018, a settlement of claims for Economic Loss related to Takata airbag inflators was approved for full implementation. The settlement includes Lexus's agreement to provide a Customer Support Program (?CSP?) for 2002-2019 model… (22LE02, 2010–2017 models)
- Extended coverage Technical instructions: technical instructions for limited service campaign klg customer support program 19le05 safety connect system ? (19LE05-KLG, 2011–2018 models)
- Extended coverage On December 20, 2022, a settlement of claims for certain low pressure fuel pumps was approved by the federal court. The purpose of this Customer Support Program letter is to help clarify how to administer this coverage in accordance with… (23LE01, 2014–2019 models)
From manufacturer bulletins filed with NHTSA, counted per program. A count is how many programs exist, not how good or bad a model is: a maker that extends coverage is paying for a known problem. A dealer can look up whether a car has had the work done or is still covered.
Which should you buy?
- Buying used, years both are rated a good buy: 2023. In those years, choose on price, size and features.
- Shopping around 2022: the GX is rated good buy (serious complaints 1.3× usual, mostly brakes and power train), while the GV80 is rated avoid (serious complaints 3.1× usual, mostly engine and fuel system). Each against its own other years.
- Years to skip: GV80 2022; GX 2010–2011.
- Newest year rated a good buy: GV80 2025; GX 2023.
- Best EPA combined rating in 2025: GV80 at 21 mpg (GX: 17), for the most efficient version of each.
- Before you buy either: run the VIN for open recalls and ask the dealer whether the extended-coverage repairs above were done.
Rules applied to the data on this page: no overall winner is declared, because our verdicts compare each model with itself.