Most common 2011 Lexus CT Hybrid problems
Share of the 5 complaints; one complaint can involve more than one system. "~" is the median mileage when the problem started.
Lexus CT Hybrid complaints by model year
2011 Lexus CT Hybrid recalls (1)
Air bags › Side/window
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Toyota Prius, 2010 and 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, and 2011-2012 Lexus CT200h vehicles. A weld in the curtain shield air bag inflator may crack causing one or both portions of the inflator to eject into the passenger cabin.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install retention brackets to the curtain shield air bags, free of charge. The recall began on October 17, 2016.
What 2011 Lexus CT Hybrid owners say
Engine & cooling
I experienced loud engine vibration at cold starts for a couple of weeks, then I started seeing white smoke from my tailpipe. I took my vehicle to Lexus river-center, covington, ky, on 14feb19 to complete TSB l-sb-0004-13 which replaces the intake manifold with a new part number. The vibrations and white smoke seemed to be remedied; however, a week later, 22feb19, while entering a freeway on-ramp, my car engine made a loud noise like a shotgun blast while in motion on the freeway, metal fragments were expelled from my engine block, the oil light came on, my car died, and I had to coast to the shoulder. I was almost hit from behind. I had the car towed to kerry Toyota the same day for diagnosis. …
My engine, when in use, burns oil. It will burn about 5 quarts over the time between oil changes. I have contacted Lexus about this issue, and although they (and Toyota) have a service bulletin regarding the 2zr-fxe engine (the same one found in my car and various prius models) they've told me that this is a very rare issue. This is the second engine I have had in this vehicle that has experienced this problem. This seems to be possibly related to the same engineering mistake that LED to the Toyota TSB describing nearly the same issues of oil burning/consumption of the 2az-fe engines.
Frequently asked questions
Is the 2011 Lexus CT Hybrid a good car?
That is a low number of complaints for a car on sale this long. So far owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA.
What is the most common problem with the 2011 Lexus CT Hybrid?
The engine & cooling — 3 complaints, 60% of all complaints for this model year. Next are the air bags (2) and body & structure (1).
How many recalls does the 2011 Lexus CT Hybrid have?
There is 1 recall for the 2011 Lexus CT Hybrid, the most recent from June 30, 2016 (side/window). Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer — check whether yours has been done with the VIN recall check.
At what mileage do 2011 Lexus CT Hybrid problems happen?
The median mileage reported in complaints is about 147,000 miles; 0% of problems with a recorded mileage started before 50,000 miles.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.