There are 2 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2012 Lexus CTin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH ON US-52, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE AND INSTANT CHANGE IN WIND NOISE. LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, DARK DEBRIS WAS SEEN FALLING TO THE GROUND. AFTER PULLING OVER AND OPENING THE INTERNAL SUNROOF COVER, A SIZABLE HOLE WAS MISSING FROM THE GLASS, WITH THE GLASS PUSHING OUT TOWARD THE SKY. THERE WERE NO VEHICHLES IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME, NOR ANY VEHICLES PASSING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE WEATHER WAS PARTLY CLOUDY ALL DAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 70'S.
WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK ON HIGHWAY 98 BETWEEN NEW AUGUSTA, MS, AND HATTIESBURG, MS, THIS MORNING, MY BACK SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GUNSHOT BECAUSE OF THE SOUND, BUT NO BULLET WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. THERE WERE TWO MEN WAITING FOR ME TO PASS SO THEY COULD PULL ACROSS THE INTERSTATE AND THEY STOPPED TO HELP ME. THEY WERE A WITNESS THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, NO WAY FOR A ROCK TO HAVE BEEN THROWN FROM A PASSING VEHICLE. THE WINDOW SIMPLY EXPLODED. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A WINDOW DEFECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. HAD MY GRANDSON BEEN IN THE BACKSEAT, I CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT HOW IT WOULD HAVE HURT HIM. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026