2013 Lexus CT: excessive oil consumption

6 of the 45 complaints about the 2013 Lexus CT describe excessive oil consumption.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 13%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Excessive oil consumption by model year

2013
6
2012
7

What owners say

Filed Nov 27, 2022 · Engine · FL

I have to replace my 2013 Ct engine. When I started it, there was a horrible knocking noise. This came as a surprise, as it was fine the day before. I had it towed to Lexus. I was told that there was no oil in the engine and it needs to be replaced. What????? 1. No warning light came on 2. I had an oil change recently ( within the 5K scheduled maintenance). I was quoted a price of $6960.35 to replace the engine with an engine with around 92K miles ( about the same as what I have). I did some investigation and called Lexus customer engagement. I reached out to Lexus. They offered me $1500 towards the repair. The car is still in the shop. Owners of the CT200h have reportedly been told by Lexus dealers that this is regular oil consumption. However, Toyota did issue a technical service bulletin for these engines. However, they only did so for the ones installed in the Prius and had the same problem. Overall, CT200h owners were left hanging with an engine that uses an incredible amount of oil. I was told in a forum of Lexus owners ( discussion group) to contact this organization for help on this matter. Please investigate this issue.

Filed Jun 8, 2022 · Engine · TX

UNKNOWN: However, the engine is using 2 quarts of oil in less than 100 miles of traveling. It has been taken to the dealer several times for this problem of. Using oil through the engine with no leaks in the oil pan.

Filed Dec 4, 2020 · Engine · 132,000 miles · WA

2013 lexus ct200h with 132,000 miles. Made a loud metallic sound while trying to start. Towed to lexus. Agreed to $650 for diagnostic test. Diagnosed low compression 'the rings and pistons were shot' and not worth fixing- over $8,000 to rebuild. Told me they had never seen this happen on a ct200h but admitted service bulletin for excessive oil consumption. Service rep would not recommend a used engine due to high probability of recurrence.

Filed Sep 27, 2020 · Engine · FL

Have done oil changes myself and always observed oil usage between oil changes. So far I have been burning oil. Every 2,000 miles, the car needs a quart top-up. If following the 10,000 mile oil change interval, this car would require 5 quarts to avoid a seized or blown engine.

Filed Aug 9, 2020 · Engine · 86,500 miles · NM

Excessive oil consumption. More than 3 quarts required between regular oil changes. No visible leaks..

Filed Apr 13, 2020 · Engine · UT

My 2013 lexus ct200h is burning excessive oil between oil changes. It started around the 90k mark and is continually burning more, and more oil as I put more miles on it. I'm running the recommended synthetic oil since I bought the vehicle with 47k on it, and I go 7k miles between changes. On the lexus form I'm learning this is a huge problem! This engine is almost identical to the engine toyota, recalled in the rav4, scion, and other models for this very issue! I know its a huge expensive recall but toyota needs to do the right thing to keep my business, and the business of others.