Enter the 17-character VIN of your Lexus RX to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17-character VIN of the car Lexus RX into the free decoder and it tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. For the car Lexus RX we list the production years 1997 - 2022, 7 versions in total, the body styles SUV and a power figure of 300 hp. A VIN tells you the maker, the model year and the country of manufacture. Where the plant is coded in the 11th character, that can be read as well.
Past damage, odometer values, theft records and the number of owners are not part of a VIN, so no decoder can read them from the code alone. A separate history check is needed for that. For a used model Lexus RX, mismatches matter: a different character in the documents, a model year that does not fit the 10th character, or a VIN with the wrong length all deserve a closer look.
1997 - 2022
Production years
185 - 300 hp
Power
1
Body styles
7
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexus RX I | 1997 - 2003 | SUV | 201 - 223 hp |
| Lexus RX II | 2003 - 2009 | SUV | 204 - 276 hp |
| Lexus RX III | 2009 - 2012 | SUV | 249 - 277 hp |
| Lexus RX III (facelift 2012) | 2012 - 2015 | SUV | 188 - 277 hp |
| Lexus RX IV | 2015 - 2019 | SUV | 238 - 300 hp |
| Lexus RX IV (facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2022 | SUV | 262 - 295 hp |
| Lexus RX V | 2022 | SUV | 185 - 275 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Lexus RX, with model years 1997 - 2022 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1997 - 2022 across 7 versions of the Lexus RX. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Lexus RX the characters to expect are X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022).
7 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 300 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
It is shown on the dashboard under the windshield, on a plate or sticker at the driver door frame and in the registration papers of the vehicle.
No, mileage is not encoded in a VIN. The decoder cannot show it, nor can it show theft entries or owners. Those details require a paid vehicle history report.
Yes, the decoding itself costs nothing and works without signing up. Only the separate vehicle history reports are paid.