2021 Lexus RX

SUV · 2015–2027

Trims and features

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

Engines: 3.5L 6-cyl · Drive: AWD, FWD

2021 RX trims

	350 Base	350 F Sport Base	350 F Sport High	350 Luxury	350 Premium	350L Base	350L Luxury	350L Premium	450h Base	450h F Sport Base	450h F Sport High	450h Luxury	450h Premium	450hL Base	450hL Luxury	450hL Premium
Adaptive cruise control	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Automatic emergency braking	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Pedestrian emergency braking	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Forward collision warning	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Blind-spot warning	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Rear cross-traffic alert	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Lane departure warning	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Lane keeping assist	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Lane centering	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Backup camera	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Automatic high beams	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Headlights	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED	LED
Push-button start	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard

From NHTSA's vehicle database (vPIC), as Lexus reports it: base price, seating and driver-assistance equipment by trim. Tech and comfort features (CarPlay, heated seats, sunroof) for Lexus aren't in our data yet. "Varies": standard on some versions of the trim.

Year by year

Year	Engines	Drive	Fuel economy	Crash rating	Recalls	Owner complaints	Collision warning	CarPlay
2027	—	—	—	4–5 of 5	0	0	—	—
2026	2.4L 4-cyl turbo, 271–275 hp 2.5L 4-cyl, 180–187 hp	AWD, FWD	24–36 mpg	4–5 of 5	4	9	Standard	—
2025	2.4L 4-cyl turbo, 271–275 hp 2.5L 4-cyl, 180–187 hp	AWD, FWD	24–36 mpg	4–5 of 5	8	23	Standard	Yes
2024	2.4L 4-cyl turbo, 271–275 hp 2.5L 4-cyl, 180–187 hp	AWD, FWD	24–36 mpg	4–5 of 5	7	58	Standard	Yes
2023	2.4L 4-cyl turbo, 271–275 hp 2.5L 4-cyl, 187 hp	AWD, FWD	24–36 mpg	4–5 of 5	6	66	Standard	Yes
2022	3.5L 6-cyl, 259–290 hp	AWD, FWD	21–30 mpg	4 of 5	0	42	Standard	Yes
2021	3.5L 6-cyl	AWD, FWD	21–30 mpg	4–5 of 5	3	141	Standard	Yes
2020	3.5L 6-cyl, 259–295 hp	AWD, FWD	21–30 mpg	4–5 of 5	7	200	Standard	Yes
2019	3.5L 6-cyl, 259–295 hp	AWD, FWD	21–30 mpg	4–5 of 5	9	170	Standard	No
2018	3.5L 6-cyl, 259–295 hp	AWD, FWD	21–30 mpg	4–5 of 5	3	125	Standard	No
2017	3.5L 6-cyl	AWD, FWD	22–30 mpg	4–5 of 5	3	150	Optional	No
2016	3.5L 6-cyl	AWD, FWD	22–30 mpg	4 of 5	5	121	Optional	No
2015	3.5L 6-cyl	AWD, FWD	20–29 mpg	4–5 of 5	1	87	Optional	No

Owner complaints are unverified reports to NHTSA and aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so compare years of the same model: a tall bar marks a year owners had more trouble with. Collision warning: forward collision warning as NHTSA lists it ("Some versions": standard on some). Sources: EPA, NHTSA, Apple.

Apple lists CarPlay for: RX 2020–2025 (Apple).

Every NHTSA-rated version: crash ratings, safety tech, recalls, complaints

Year	Version	Stars	Forward collision warning	Lane departure warning	Recalls	Complaints
2027	LEXUS RX 350 SUV ICE FWD	4	No	No	0	0
2027	LEXUS RX 350 SUV ICE AWD	5	No	No	0	0
2027	LEXUS RX 350H SUV HEV AWD	5	No	No	0	0
2027	LEXUS RX 450H+ SUV PHEV AWD	Not Rated	No	No	0	0
2027	LEXUS RX 500H SUV HEV AWD	5	No	No	0	0
2026	LEXUS RX 350 SUV N/A AWD	5	Standard	Standard	3	9
2026	LEXUS RX 350 SUV N/A FWD	4	Standard	Standard	3	9
2026	LEXUS RX 350H SUV HEV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	1	0
2026	LEXUS RX 450H+ SUV PHEV AWD	Not Rated	Standard	Standard	1	0
2026	LEXUS RX 500H SUV HEV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	1	0
2025	Lexus RX 350 SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	20
2025	Lexus RX 350 SUV FWD	4	Standard	Standard	4	20
2025	Lexus RX 350h SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	2	1
2025	Lexus RX 450h+ SUV AWD	Not Rated	Standard	Standard	2	2
2025	Lexus RX 500h SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	2	1
2024	Lexus RX 350 SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	57
2024	Lexus RX 350 SUV FWD	4	Standard	Standard	4	57
2024	Lexus RX 350h SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	3	1
2024	Lexus RX 500h SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	3	1
2023	Lexus RX 350 SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	66
2023	Lexus RX 350 SUV FWD	4	Standard	Standard	4	66
2023	Lexus RX 350h SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	2	0
2023	Lexus RX 500h SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	2	0
2022	Lexus RX 350 SUV AWD	4	Standard	Standard	0	39
2022	Lexus RX 350 SUV FWD	4	Standard	Standard	0	39
2022	Lexus RX 350L SUV AWD	4	Standard	Standard	0	3
2022	Lexus RX 350L SUV FWD	4	Standard	Standard	0	3
2022	Lexus RX 450h SUV AWD	4	Standard	Standard	0	0
2022	Lexus RX 450hL SUV AWD	4	Standard	Standard	0	0
2021	Lexus RX 350 SUV FWD Later Release	4	Standard	Standard	2	71
2021	Lexus RX 350 SUV AWD Later Release	4	Standard	Standard	2	71
2021	Lexus RX 350 SUV AWD Early Release	5	Standard	Standard	2	71
2021	Lexus RX 350 SUV FWD Early Release	4	Standard	Standard	2	71
2021	Lexus RX 350L SUV FWD Later Release	4	Standard	Standard	1	70
2021	Lexus RX 350L SUV AWD Later Release	4	Standard	Standard	1	70
2021	Lexus RX 350L SUV AWD Early Release	4	Standard	Standard	1	70
2021	Lexus RX 350L SUV FWD Early Release	4	Standard	Standard	1	70
2021	Lexus RX 450h SUV AWD	4	Standard	Standard	1	70
2021	Lexus RX 450hL SUV AWD Later Release	4	Standard	Standard	1	70
2021	Lexus RX 450hL SUV AWD Early Release	4	Standard	Standard	1	70
2020	Lexus RX 350 SUV FWD	4	Standard	Standard	2	53
2020	Lexus RX 350 SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	2	53
2020	Lexus RX 350L SUV FWD	4	Standard	Standard	2	46
2020	Lexus RX 350L SUV AWD	4	Standard	Standard	1	7
2020	Lexus RX 450h SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	1	48
2020	Lexus RX 450hL SUV AWD	4	Standard	Standard	1	46
2019	Lexus RX350 SUV FWD	4	Standard	Standard	4	65
2019	Lexus RX350 SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	65
2019	Lexus RX350L SUV AWD	4	Standard	Standard	3	34
2019	Lexus RX350L SUV FWD	4	Standard	Standard	3	34
2019	Lexus RX450h SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	1	37
2019	Lexus RX450HL SUV AWD	4	Standard	Standard	1	34
2018	Lexus RX350 SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	1	44
2018	Lexus RX350 SUV FWD	4	Standard	Standard	1	44
2018	Lexus RX350L SUV AWD	4	Standard	Standard	2	26
2018	Lexus RX350L SUV FWD	4	Standard	Standard	2	26
2018	Lexus RX450h SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	0	29
2018	Lexus RX450HL SUV AWD	4	Standard	Standard	0	26
2017	Lexus RX350 SUV FWD	4	Optional	Optional	3	93
2017	Lexus RX350 SUV AWD	5	Optional	Optional	3	93
2017	Lexus RX450h SUV AWD	5	Optional	Optional	0	57
2017	Lexus RX450h SUV FWD	4	Optional	Optional	0	57
2016	Lexus RX350 SUV FWD	4	Optional	No	3	86
2016	Lexus RX350 SUV AWD	4	Optional	No	3	86
2016	Lexus RX450h SUV AWD	Not Rated	Optional	No	2	35
2016	Lexus RX450h SUV FWD	Not Rated	Optional	No	2	35
2015	Lexus RX350 SUV FWD	4	Optional	No	1	62
2015	Lexus RX350 SUV AWD	5	Optional	No	1	62
2015	Lexus RX450h SUV AWD	5	Optional	No	0	25
2015	Lexus RX450h SUV FWD	4	Optional	No	0	25

Source: NHTSA.

Every EPA-rated version: engines and combined mpg

Year	EPA model	Engines	Combined
2026	RX 350	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	25
2026	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	24
2026	RX 350h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	36
2026	RX 500h AWD	Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	27
2025	RX 350	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	25
2025	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	24
2025	RX 350h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	36
2025	RX 450h Plus AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2025	RX 500h AWD	Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	27
2024	RX 350	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	25
2024	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	24
2024	RX 350h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	36
2024	RX 500h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	27
2023	RX 350	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	25
2023	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	24
2023	RX 350h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	36
2023	RX 500h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	27
2022	RX 350	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2022	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2022	RX 350 L	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2022	RX 350 L AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	21
2022	RX 450h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	30
2022	RX 450h L AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	29
2021	RX 350	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2021	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2021	RX 350 L	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2021	RX 350 L AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	21
2021	RX 450h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	30
2021	RX 450h L AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	29
2020	RX 350	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2020	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2020	RX 350 L	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2020	RX 350 L AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	21
2020	RX 450h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	30
2020	RX 450h L AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	29
2019	RX 350	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2019	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2019	RX 350 L	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2019	RX 350 L AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	21
2019	RX 450h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	30
2019	RX 450h L AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	29
2018	RX 350	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2018	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2018	RX 350 L	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2018	RX 350 L AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	21
2018	RX 450h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	30
2018	RX 450h L AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	29
2017	RX 350	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2017	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2017	RX 450h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	30
2016	RX 350	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2016	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	22
2016	RX 450h	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	30
2016	RX 450h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	30
2015	RX 350	Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	21
2015	RX 350 AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	20–21
2015	RX 450h	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	29
2015	RX 450h AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	28

Source: fueleconomy.gov.

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