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2020 Lexus RC

Gas

Subcompact Cars
5 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11

Safety Signal

84 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns2

Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA2

Crash ratingNHTSA overall—

Fuel economybest combined, EPA24 mpg

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2020 Lexus RC is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 5 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the RC 300, is EPA-rated at 24 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 2 complaints, most often about the wheels.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
RC 300	Gas	RWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	21	30	24	$3,250
RC 350	Gas	RWD	3.5L 6-cyl	20	28	23	$3,350
RC 300 AWD	Gas	AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	18	24	21	$3,700
RC 350 AWD	Gas	AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	19	26	21	$3,700
RC F	Gas	RWD	5.0L 8-cyl	16	24	19	$4,100

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 42317, 42315, 42314, 42316, 41453.

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Recalls (2)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Fuel System, Gasoline

26LB05/26LA05

9,139 vehicles

ProblemToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2015-2022 Lexus RC, 2016-2020 GS, and 2022 IS vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.RiskFuel pump failure can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.FixDealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed June 5, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26LB05 and 26LA05.

NHTSA campaign 26V222000reported Apr 8, 2026Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

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Tires

22LB03

13 vehicles

ProblemToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Lexus) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Lexus RC F vehicles. The tire information label does not list the vehicle's weight capacity. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."RiskThe vehicle can be overloaded without the weight capacity information, increasing the risk of a crash.FixDealers will replace the tire information label, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 25, 2022. Owners may contact Lexus' customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA03.

NHTSA campaign 22V615000reported Aug 10, 2022Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

2complaints filed

1 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2021: 1 · 2024: 1

Most-cited components

Unspecified2

Wheels1

What owners describe

“Car was sold to me with wrong size front tires . It was a certified car. Had collision and was fix . Drove till mileage service and they reject for wrong tires. But did not fix.. I drove home and waited for repo. Now car is in repo yard with wrong tires and they want to auction it that way. It was certified by 3 dealer…”Feb 7, 2024 · Wheels · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other RC model years

2025 Lexus RC

0 recalls · 1 complaints

2024 Lexus RC

0 recalls · 0 complaints

2023 Lexus RC

0 recalls · 0 complaints

2022 Lexus RC

2 recalls · 1 complaints

2021 Lexus RC

2 recalls · 0 complaints

2019 Lexus RC

3 recalls · 4 complaints

2018 Lexus RC

3 recalls · 2 complaints

2017 Lexus RC

3 recalls · 9 complaints

2016 Lexus RC

1 recalls · 3 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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