Lexus Maintenance Schedule & Costs
By CarWhere Research · Updated
Lexus doesn't publish service prices, so we don't put a dollar figure on Lexus maintenance. LexusCare complimentary maintenance covers first two scheduled services: 6 months/5,000 miles and 12 months/10,000 miles, whichever comes first. Lexus's published oil-change interval: replace oil and filter every 12 months or 10,000 miles, or when the oil maintenance reminder appears, whichever comes first.
Est. per year
Not priced
no OEM prices
Brand rank
#16 of 25
cost, then complaints
Free maintenance
Yes
First two scheduled services: 6 months/5
Models covered
1
0 priced
Lexus maintenance schedule
Intervals and items from Lexus's own maintenance guides and owner's manuals, linked row by row. Your engine and driving conditions can change them; the manual for your car wins.
| Interval | Service items | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Every 6 months / 5,000 miles |
| 2025 Lexus RX 350 Warranty and Services Guide (Scheduled Maintenance chapter) |
| Every 12 months / 10,000 miles |
| 2025 Lexus RX 350 Warranty and Services Guide (Scheduled Maintenance chapter) |
| Every 15,000 miles |
| 2025 Lexus RX 350 Warranty and Services Guide (Scheduled Maintenance chapter) |
| Every 30,000 miles (30k, 60k, 90k) |
| 2025 Lexus RX 350 Warranty and Services Guide (Scheduled Maintenance chapter) |
| 60,000 miles |
| 2025 Lexus RX 350 Warranty and Services Guide (Scheduled Maintenance chapter) |
| Engine coolant |
| 2026 Lexus NX 350 Warranty and Services Guide |
| Severe/towing add-ons |
| 2025 Lexus RX 350 Warranty and Services Guide (Scheduled Maintenance chapter) |
Oil-change interval
Normal service: Replace oil and filter every 12 months or 10,000 miles, or when the oil maintenance reminder appears, whichever comes first.
Severe or special conditions: Every 6 months or 5,000 miles if driven mainly on dirt/dusty roads or on repeated trips under 5 miles below freezing (32°F), even if the reminder hasn't appeared. Lexus.com adds that vehicles on non-synthetic oil are serviced every 5,000 miles.
Oil: Oil type per the Owner's Manual (lexus.com schedule lists 0W-20).
Source: 2025 Lexus RX 350 Warranty and Services Guide (Scheduled Maintenance chapter)
Free / included maintenance
LexusCare complimentary maintenance
Term: First two scheduled services: 6 months/5,000 miles and 12 months/10,000 miles, whichever comes first.
Covers: Tire rotation, fluid check/top-off, brake and wiper inspection, maintenance-reminder reset and road test at 5,000 miles; adds oil and filter change and cabin air filter replacement at 10,000 miles. For vehicles registered and normally operated in the continental U.S., U.S. territories and Canada.
Source: 2025 Lexus RX 350 Warranty and Services Guide (Scheduled Maintenance chapter)
Lexus maintenance cost by model
Lexus doesn't publish service prices, so models aren't priced; the complaint rate is the comparable number.
| Model | Est. per year | 5 years | Complaints / 1,000 sold | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RX | Not priced | — | 0.202 Best | Not priced |
Which Lexus has the least problems?
NHTSA owner complaints per 1,000 vehicles sold (2015–2022 U.S. sales), graded against every model in the same segment. Lower is better.
| Model | Segment | Complaints / 1,000 | Grade | Years flagged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RX | suvs | 0.202 | Best | 2008, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
Lexus vs other brands
Lexus ranks #16 of 25. Priced brands are ordered by the average of their models' estimates; brands that don't publish service prices follow, ordered by complaint rate.
| # | Brand | Est. per year | Median complaints / 1,000 | Included maintenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | $1,511 | — | None confirmed |
| 2 | Toyota | $1,463–$1,769 | 0.182 (5 models) | ToyotaCare: 2 years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first, for model years 2026 and earlier |
| 3 | Mazda | $1,535–$1,746 | 0.317 (4 models) | None confirmed |
| 4 | Volkswagen | $1,535–$1,769 | 0.337 (2 models) | Carefree Maintenance (part of Carefree Coverage): 2 years — covers the 10,000- and 20,000-mile scheduled services, or scheduled services for two years, whichever occurs first |
| 5 | GMC | $1,704 | 0.867 (2 models) | GMC First Service Visit: First scheduled service visit for new GMC owners |
| 6 | Ram | $1,704 | 0.968 (1 model) | None confirmed |
| 7 | Hyundai | $1,535–$1,769 | 0.759 (4 models) | Hyundai Complimentary Maintenance (HCM): 3 years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first |
| 8 | Subaru | $1,619–$1,769 | 0.405 (2 models) | None confirmed |
| 9 | Honda | $1,535–$1,787 | 0.497 (5 models) | Honda Maintenance Program: 1 year / 12,000 miles on 2026 models |
| 10 | Chevrolet | $1,704–$1,769 | 0.517 (3 models) | Chevrolet Complete Care — covered first maintenance visit: One visit within the first 12 months of ownership |
| 11 | Ford | $1,704–$1,769 | 0.672 (2 models) | None confirmed |
| 12 | Kia | $1,746–$1,769 | 0.756 (4 models) | None confirmed |
| 13 | Jeep | $1,746–$1,769 | 1.19 (4 models) | None confirmed |
| 14 | Nissan | $1,746–$1,787 | 0.355 (6 models) | Nissan Maintenance Care: Up to 3 oil changes within 2 years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first |
| 15 | Porsche | $1,824–$2,168 | — | Included First Service: First scheduled service at 1 year/10,000 miles on new internal-combustion Porsches |
| 16 | Lexus | Not priced | 0.202 (1 model) | LexusCare complimentary maintenance: First two scheduled services: 6 months/5,000 miles and 12 months/10,000 miles, whichever comes first |
| 17 | Acura | Not priced | 0.874 (2 models) | Acura Maintenance Program: 1 year / 12,000 miles |
| 18 | Audi | Not priced | — | Audi Signature Care Scheduled Maintenance: Included with every new model-year 2026 Audi: scheduled services in the first 3 years/30,000 miles, whichever occurs first |
| 19 | BMW | Not priced | — | BMW Ultimate Care Scheduled Maintenance: 36 months or 36,000 miles, whichever first, from original in-service date |
| 20 | Cadillac | Not priced | — | Cadillac First Maintenance Visit: First service visit at a participating dealer within the first year of vehicle delivery |
| 21 | Genesis | Not priced | — | Genesis Complimentary Scheduled Maintenance (with Service Valet): 3 years / 36,000 miles, whichever comes first |
| 22 | Land Rover | Not priced | — | None confirmed |
| 23 | Lincoln | Not priced | — | Lincoln complimentary scheduled maintenance: 4 years / 50,000 miles |
| 24 | Mercedes-Benz | Not priced | — | None confirmed |
| 25 | Volvo | Not priced | — | Volvo Complimentary Factory Scheduled Maintenance: MY2026 gas mild-hybrid/plug-in hybrid: first two scheduled services |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lexus expensive to maintain?
Lexus doesn't publish service prices, so we don't put a dollar figure on Lexus maintenance. LexusCare complimentary maintenance covers first two scheduled services: 6 months/5,000 miles and 12 months/10,000 miles, whichever comes first. Lexus's published oil-change interval: replace oil and filter every 12 months or 10,000 miles, or when the oil maintenance reminder appears, whichever comes first.
What is the cheapest Lexus to maintain?
Lexus doesn't publish service prices, so we don't rank its models by dollars. On owner complaints, the RX has the lowest rate of the Lexus models in our NHTSA study: 0.202 complaints per 1,000 sold.
Is Lexus a reliable brand?
On owner complaints, Lexus is stronger than most: of the 1 Lexus model in our sales-adjusted NHTSA study, 1 grades above average for its segment and 0 below.
How often does a Lexus need an oil change?
Lexus's published oil-change interval: replace oil and filter every 12 months or 10,000 miles, or when the oil maintenance reminder appears, whichever comes first.
Does Lexus include free maintenance?
Yes: LexusCare complimentary maintenance, first two scheduled services: 6 months/5,000 miles and 12 months/10,000 miles, whichever comes first. Tire rotation, fluid check/top-off, brake and wiper inspection, maintenance-reminder reset and road test at 5,000 miles; adds oil and filter change and cabin air filter replacement at 10,000 miles.
Related
Sources and method
Schedules, oil intervals and included maintenance come from Lexus's own documents. Dollar estimates are AAA category benchmarks (or, for Porsche, Porsche's plan prices), never invented per-model prices. Complaint rates: NHTSA complaints ÷ published U.S. sales (CarWhere analysis).
- Your Driving Costs 2025 (brochure: cost per mile by vehicle category) — AAA (maintenance cents per mile by category)
- Your Driving Costs 2025 fact sheet (methodology) — AAA (what the maintenance line includes)
- NHTSA vehicle owner complaints database — National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (complaints per 1,000 sold is a CarWhere calculation)
- 2025 Lexus RX 350 Warranty and Services Guide (Scheduled Maintenance chapter) — Lexus (opened 2026-11-06)
- 2026 Lexus NX 350 Warranty and Services Guide — Lexus (opened 2026-11-06)
- 2025 Lexus NX 350h Warranty and Services Guide — Lexus (opened 2026-11-06)
- 2025 Lexus IS 300 Warranty and Services Guide — Lexus (opened 2026-11-06)
- Lexus Maintenance (lexus.com) — Lexus (opened 2026-11-06)
- LexusCare eBrochure (lexus.com) — Lexus (opened 2026-11-06)