Lexus RX Lease Deals
Compare live Lexus RX lease deals below from an independent, whole of market broker. Three hybrids, all four wheel drive, all rated to tow 2,000kg, with a five star Euro NCAP rating from 2022. Compare it with the smaller NX, the electric RZ, or the rest of the Lexus range.
Why Lease a Lexus RX?
Because it is the most relaxing large SUV you can lease, and because it will actually tow. Every RX is four wheel drive and every RX is rated at 2,000kg braked, which is not true of most hybrid SUVs this size. There is a choice of three hybrids, a five star Euro NCAP rating from 2022 with 91 per cent for safety assistance, and the ride and refinement that make Lexus worth the badge.
One thing to be clear about before you go further: the RX has five seats and there is no seven seat version in the UK. If you need seven, it is the wrong car and we will say so now rather than at the end. Against other badges, the BMW X5 and the Mercedes-Benz GLE are the two most people weigh against it, and both offer the third row the RX does not.
Which Lexus RX Should You Choose?
| RX 350h | RX 450h+ | RX 500h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Full hybrid | Plug-in hybrid | Turbo hybrid |
| Power | 206PS | 292PS | 370PS |
| 0 to 62 | 8.3s | 6.6s | 6.2s |
| WLTP combined | 44.1mpg | 256.8mpg weighted | 34.0 to 35.3mpg |
| CO2 | 146g/km | 75g/km | Higher |
| Electric only range | Not applicable | Up to 42 miles | Not applicable |
| Gearbox | E-CVT | E-CVT | Six speed automatic |
| Grades | Premium to Takumi | Premium to Takumi | F Sport only |
Sixteen derivatives across three powertrains, and the grades follow a simple pattern. The 350h and 450h+ both come in Premium, Premium Plus, F Sport Design and Takumi, and the 500h is F Sport and F Sport Takumi only, so the most powerful RX is also the one with the least choice of trim.
Our pick depends entirely on one thing. If you can charge at home, the 450h+ is not a close call: 75g/km against the 350h's 146 puts it in a far better company car tax band, and 42 miles of electric range covers most daily driving. If you cannot charge at home, take the 350h, which returns a genuine 44mpg with nothing to plug in. The 500h is the enthusiast's choice and costs you real money to run, at 34 to 35mpg against the 350h's 44, for a saving of two seconds to 62mph. It also uses a conventional six speed automatic rather than the e-CVT, which most people prefer to drive.
The RX 450h+ Cannot Use a Rapid Charger
This is the honest limitation of the plug-in hybrid and it is worth knowing before you order rather than after. The RX 450h+ has a 6.6kW onboard AC charger and no DC rapid charging capability at all, so a full charge takes somewhere between two and a half and nine hours depending on the supply you plug into, and public rapid chargers are no use to it. The same applies to the NX 450h+. If your routine is a driveway charger overnight, this genuinely does not matter and the car will spend most of its week on electricity. If you were picturing plugging in at a motorway services, you cannot, and the fully electric RZ is the car that does that instead. Lexus is adding DC charging to its plug-in hybrids from 2027, which tells you it agreed this was a gap.
Why You Will See Two Sets of RX Power Figures
If you compare quotes you will find the same RX listed with different outputs, and neither site is making it up. The 350h and the 450h+ have both been restated downwards in the industry vehicle database, and the figures brokers now order against are the lower ones.
| Current figure | Superseded figure | |
|---|---|---|
| RX 350h | 206PS, 8.3s | 250PS, 7.9s |
| RX 450h+ | 292PS, 6.6s | 309PS, 6.5s |
| RX 500h | 370PS, 6.2s | Unchanged |
The figures in the left column are the ones against the cars you can order, and they are what we have used throughout this page. Note how little the performance moved despite the apparently large change in the 350h's output, which is worth bearing in mind if you are reading the lower number as a car that has been slowed down. We are not going to speculate on the reason, because Lexus has not published one. If you want the exact output recorded against a specific quote, ask us and we will confirm it from the funder's own data rather than from a brochure.
Lexus RX Boot Space, Seats and Towing
| Measurement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Seats | Five, no seven seat version |
| Boot, seats up, to the load cover | 461 litres |
| Boot, seats up, loaded to the roof | 612 litres |
| Towing, braked, all three | 2,000kg |
| Drive | All four wheels, every version |
| Euro NCAP | 5 stars, tested 2022 |
The five seat limitation is the RX's biggest practical compromise and it is the thing to settle first. A BMW X5, a Mercedes GLE, a Volvo XC90 and an Audi Q7 all offer a third row at this size and the RX does not. If seven seats are on your list, say so and we will put those in front of you instead.
What the RX does offer that most hybrid SUVs do not is 2,000kg of braked towing on every version including the plug-in hybrid, which is a genuinely useful figure and more than the NX manages. Lexus does not publish a seats folded boot figure for the RX, so we are not going to print one: if that number decides it for you, ask and we will get it confirmed. As ever with towing, check against the vehicle's own plated weights for your specific trailer.
How Safe Is the Lexus RX?
It holds a five star Euro NCAP rating published in December 2022, with 90 per cent for adult occupant protection, 87 per cent for child occupant protection, 89 per cent for vulnerable road users and 91 per cent for safety assistance. Those are strong numbers across all four categories rather than a car carried by one of them, and the 89 per cent for vulnerable road users is notably good. It is also a current rating rather than an expired one, unlike the UX's 2019 result, and it sits inside Euro NCAP's six year validity window. We give the test year with every rating on this site, because the tests get harder and a 2022 five star is a meaningfully higher bar than one from several years earlier.
Leasing a Lexus RX
Two numbers drive most of your monthly cost: the initial rental and your annual mileage. A larger initial rental brings the monthly figure down, and the mileage you choose sets the contract. Excess mileage is charged at the end, so give us the real number.
For business leasing the gap between these three is large and it is worth understanding. At 75g/km the 450h+ sits in a far lower Benefit in Kind band than the 350h at 146g/km, and the 500h is higher again, because the band is set by CO2. On a car of this value that difference is substantial every month. Rates and bands are set per tax year and change on a published schedule, so check the current figure before you commit. We are a credit broker rather than a tax adviser, so your accountant should confirm your own position.
The thing that decides whether the 450h+ is right, though, is not the tax table. It is whether you can plug it in at home. Because the car cannot rapid charge, the whole case rests on a driveway and a charger. With one it is an excellent company car. Without one you are paying for a battery, carrying its weight, and getting worse economy than the plain 350h would give you. Tell us honestly which describes your week and we will quote the right one.
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Lexus RX Leasing FAQs
No. The RX is a five seat SUV and there is no seven seat version in the UK. If you need a third row at this size, the BMW X5, Mercedes GLE, Volvo XC90 and Audi Q7 all offer one and the RX does not.
Three, all hybrid and all four wheel drive. The RX 350h is a full hybrid at 206PS, the RX 450h+ is a plug-in hybrid at 292PS with up to 42 miles of electric range, and the RX 500h is a turbocharged hybrid at 370PS using a six speed automatic rather than an e-CVT.
No. It has a 6.6kW onboard AC charger and no DC rapid charging capability, so public rapid chargers cannot be used and a full charge takes between about two and a half and nine hours depending on the supply. If you can charge at home overnight this rarely matters.
Up to 42 miles on the official WLTP test, from an 18.1kWh battery, with a CO2 figure of 75g/km. Lexus quotes 40 miles in some places and 42 in others, so treat 42 as the headline and expect less in cold weather or on a motorway.
Because the 350h and 450h+ were restated downwards in the industry vehicle database. The current figures are 206PS and 292PS, where they were previously listed as 250PS and 309PS. Both sets of records exist, so comparison sites can show either. The 500h at 370PS is unchanged.
Yes, 2,000kg braked on every version including the plug-in hybrid, which is a strong figure for a hybrid SUV and more than the smaller NX manages. Always check against the vehicle's own plated weights for your specific trailer.
461 litres with the rear seats up measured to the load cover, or 612 litres measured to the roof, which is why two figures circulate. Lexus does not publish a seats folded capacity for the RX, so we will not print one.
It holds a five star Euro NCAP rating published in December 2022, with 90 per cent for adult occupant protection, 87 per cent for child occupant protection, 89 per cent for vulnerable road users and 91 per cent for safety assistance. That is strong across all four categories and the rating is current rather than expired.
F Sport and F Sport Takumi only. The 350h and 450h+ are both offered in Premium, Premium Plus, F Sport Design and Takumi, so the most powerful RX has the narrowest choice of trim.
It depends on home charging. With a driveway charger the 450h+ is clearly better, because 75g/km against 146 puts it in a much lower company car tax band and 42 electric miles covers most daily driving. Without home charging the 350h returns a genuine 44mpg with nothing to plug in, and the plug-in cannot rapid charge to make up for it.
Only if you want the performance. It reaches 62mph in 6.2 seconds against the 350h's 8.3, and returns 34 to 35mpg against 44, so it costs real money to run. It does use a conventional six speed automatic rather than the e-CVT, which many drivers prefer, and it is only offered in F Sport trims.
LetsLease is a credit broker rather than the lender. We arrange the agreement and place it with a funder such as Lex Autolease, Novuna, Ayvens or Santander, and that funder owns the vehicle and holds the agreement with you. Because we work across several funders rather than one, we can compare how each of them prices the same car.