First Lexus CT200h In The Shop! Some Repairs and Some New Issues! 

This video is GOLD for CT owners as is all your content! ☺️

My wife has a CT200h, we purchased it brand new. It has been 100% reliable. Dealer was giving us free oil changes every 10,000 miles but I've been doing 5000 mile oil changes in between. Great little car, we love it.

The jacket is the noise problem. Take jacket off, no more noise lol😅

Sumitomo is japanese company. Sumitomo tires are a great option for low-cost, high-performance tires. The manufacturer also produces several quality all-season models, especially for trucks, crossovers, and SUVs. Its pricing is low- to mid-range and is accessible to many drivers. Though Sumitomo is a solid brand, it's not the best of the best.

Sumitomo is not a generic brand . It’s an OEM auto parts supplier to a lot of car brands . They make tires,brake pads,brake calipers on a quiet few models from Toyota and Lexus . I had their tires before and they performed well . Great videos thanks

We need mechanics like you at our dealership! That's the cleanest shop

Great to find a mechanic not rushed for time 😊even if you pay for a little more time the repairs are done correctly and no shortcuts 😊

I'm enjoying this new format and seeing you work on the car. Thanks again AMD!

I own a 2015 ct200h F sport for almost 2 years now and almost 60,000 miles later. I've had zero problems. Saves gas and handles like a sports car I love it! I drive it pretty hard compared to other drivers 😅 but I saw your video and subscribed because you work on mostly Lexus and Toyota which I love. Thanks!

Thanks for your informative videos. I bought my Canadian 2012 CT200h F Sport (also in white) new in March 2012. It has been 100% reliable and now has 168,000 km (105,000 miles). Regular oil/filter changes that I have done myself since the 4 year warranty expired. Always full synthetic and a mid-price filter. I do my own checks per the maintenance schedule. It burns zero oil between 8000km oil changes. No engine leaks. One set of new summer tires 3 years ago. Still on the 10 year old winter tires which I will replace soon on age alone. About 50% tread still on them. The only dealership maintenance was a $160 brake flush and service at 120,000 km, as outlined in the schedule. I went to Toyota at half the price of Lexus...but no fancy barista making my coffee to order. LOL The CT200h has been an amazing car, even though mine is a prior to 2014 one. Still no rattles or squeaks. It has averaged 42.7 US mpg since day 1. I had a 1993 Lexus SC400 for 8 years, which I sold for good money in near mint condition and with almost 300,000km on it. It only ever needed tires and wiper blades, plus a new alternator and water pump later in life. The water pump broke and leaked fluid all over the alternator, which then got fried. The SC400 was a superb highway cruiser and an over engineered car. The Nakamichi sound system was incredible. I also owned a 3 year lease back 2001 BMW M5, which was an amazing car to drive, but cost an absolute fortune to keep on the road. Sensors everywhere kept going. O2 sensors, MAF sensors, hood alarm sensor, interior motion sensor, 6 pack CD player, center console buttons fell apart. So many issues, that I am forgetting some I'm sure. Oil changes were also expensive as it required a specific Mobil 10W60 oil at $18 per litre (quart) and it took 8 of them. I'll never own another high tune German car.

CCN, love these type of videos! keep the series going with the test drives :)

CT200H owner here, some advice to other owners. Make sure you get your spark plugs from a proper store, those Denso's are commonly counterfeit which happened to me and they were worse than the worst spark plugs you could possibly buy. Real Denso's will easily last 150k if not more. Fun tip: in the CT200H you don't have to remove the cowl to get to the spark plugs. The brake caliper slide pins on these have the potential to seize super bad and are worth looking at every 20k on higher mileage cars (super annoying), to be honest though seized pins barely affect performance. The EGR cooler and intake manifold BOTH have a major tendency to carbon clog and eventually will cause rough running (usually when the intake manifold's EGR runners get clogged). If you are running rough when the ICE turns on a quick check is cylinder 4 spark plug, if it's darker than the others it's probably a clogged intake manifold on the cylinder 1 EGR runner. Dealerships and most repair shops will probably just want to replace both (and probably the EGR), which is wildly unnecessary, find someone who will clean them out. My sunroof also makes noise, but if you close it all the way and then open it just as little as possible it stops making noise and still seals fine. Transmission fluid change is super easy and worth doing after 100K, don't let the dealership convince you that it's lifetime fluid. Check your oil, mine burns A LOT, but runs like a top.

Hey all.. Let's hear it for a great RU-vidr with awesome presentation, material, knowledge and video length. This is where RU-vid truly does us all a good service by letting us connect with and follow him. Thank you for your effort and really really good vids, Car Care Nut!!

You explain everything so well. Really relaxing and comforting to watch!

I love your camera and the overall camerawork/editing! It really shows with you videos. Makes watching that much more enjoyable!

I like your new style of video, following you around the job with the initial drive etc.

Love all your videos

Great Video with Test rides. Also good to hear you are busy. It's a good thing. :)

He's such a total professional!! Love ur content and videos... the videos are extremely informative...keep up the amazing work!!

I love the new style! Keep it up!

Love everything you do ❤from Austin Tx

I could watch these videos all day long

Well done buddy, these videos are priceless. I own and run a family repair shop in the UK, would love to visit you, 100% agree with everything your say. Its no wonder your customers wait months to get their cars in to your shop. Well done ❤and best wish to you.

I'm a subscriber, and I just hit the like button just because you acknowledged the old Ford pickup truck, and you thought it was cool even though it's not a Toyota product. I think even more highly of you now, and you were already WAY high up!

Was just looking for a video about these on your channel! Hello from Canada 😂

Love your Toyota focused videos, can't wait to see your thoughts and assessment of the new Prius's drivetrain and other mechanical aspects

83 degrees in Jacksonville Florida today. I love this free state!

This is the cleanest shop I have ever seen.

Thanks for great content 👍

I was going to buy a ct200h but ended up with Prius Prime. But i always admire it when I see it in the wild.. it's not dime a dozen..

Great video AMD. No wondering while you have 2 months waiting list. I do have front suspension noise on my 2017 Camry, hopefully you may be able to diagnose it this time, will see you again maybe in spring .

Bottom of CT looks quite similar to Corolla E210. Thank you. Nice video!

Because I love the CT200h I watched this video. I'd hope to get one of these and enjoy it for several years. Thanks to you I know what years to avoid. (:

After watching many of your videos I decided to get a 2014 CT200h, even though you had never directly mentioned it (but you are very positive about Lexus, like most experts and owners). I really like mine, even though we had the catalyst converter stolen in the first week... Glad to see you making a video in the CT200h now! Many thanks

Great video love ct200👍👍👍

My wife have one of this car with 180,000 miles. Issues with this car are water pump, head gasket and hybrid battery.

One of my all time favorite cars i have owned, and now my high school daughter has. Still very good looking in my opinion.

It is amazing. When I had excessive noise in a German brand- the dealership solution was to replace whole sunroof at a cost of thousands of dollars, so I decided to live with it.

Thanks for the info, I was gonna get a 2014 but after hearing that I'll go one year newer now

Great channel. Greets from Finland!

AMD, As a Canadian, I want to assure you am I not laughing at you. The Chicago area gets just as cold as most of the heavily populated regions of Canada. Having said that, I am certainly laughing at our friend David from Automotive Press because they recently got some rare snow in Vancouver. That always makes the rest of Canada laugh. 😁Thank goodness David has a small fleet of Toyota 4X4s at his disposal 😉😉

My Toyota Corolla 2010 has 188,777 miles on it and never had any problems whatsoever, of course it change fuild every 4 thousand miles! Not like this stupid northstar engine on my Cadillac! Love watching your videos may god bless you and your family ✌️

Thank You Sir

Excellent content.

I love the CT, I have been sorta shopping for one but they are just not easy to find especially if you want a super clean one.

Thank you!

Waiting for your vlog all the time!

Excellent video sharing

Thanks I needed this video. My seals were cracked and chipped. Also some plastic guards on rail on driver were damaged. Sunroof still functioning fine no issues but my noise only occurs if shield isn’t closed tight or open full.

@The Car care Nut, I've watched a few of your videos in the past two years and never subscribed. On this Easter Sunday 2024, your last statement of, "May the Lord Bless you and Keep you", is what gained you another loyal follow for the life of your channel.

Nice on the CTs you can replace the sunroof seal separately. A lot of new cars, the seal is part of the glass!

Yay another LS430! I don’t care if it is vacuuming leaves out of the cowl, I will watch any LS430 videos!

Excellent video!! ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lexus shouldntve discontinued it, like the GS. The CT is much cooler than the UX. Maybe with the new 2023 Prius coming out, Lexus can bring back the CT…as a CT500h!!

Thanks!

Awesome video. Thanx. I should have watched it before buying my 2013 ct200h yesterday 😂

God bless you too bro and thanks for the cool videos. Enjoy some good food up there. Chicago is the best place in world for food!

Sumitomo tires are actually a good quality japenese tires , maybe they were a little abused

-35C here in the canadian praries but my LS460 Starts and runs perfect! 400,000kms

The CT is a fantastic car. Just go for the 2014 and later cars with revised engine parts to avoid issues.

The more I watch your channel, the more I hear about Toyota's and leaks. And the phrase, "this is super common on these models". It changes my thoughts about Toyota's and reliability.

May God bless you brother. ✝️

I have a Lexus from 2014 ( December ) It has now 155.000 km on the counter. Never had problems. It is good btw, that you do full throttle sometimes, so all burnes clean.

6:01 That appears to be on purpose (top the oil to 3/4 full) - plus the fact that the customer installed an aftermarket oil catch can. It is to minimize EGR clogging thus the head gasket problem - infamous with the Ct200h and the 3rd gen Prius. At 110,000 miles it is recommended to clean (or replace, as AMD recommended in his previous video) the EGR cooler, valve, pipe, and intake manifold. The customer obviously wants to keep this car for a long time, otherwise there won't be a need to fix the sunroof noise, or the struts, or adding the oil catch can.

Great video

Excellent video as always! Do you ever get Prius C in the shop? Another "little warrior".

Great video, thank u

Have you gotten any ES 300/330s yet? Just recently bought one following your Lexus guide and it's an awesome car! Would definitely love to see some 4th gen ES content.

I definitely need to find a local shop this clean in IAH.

Would’ve been cool to see all the repairs.. especially seeing the exhaust leak fix

I am owning a secondhand 2012 CT200h. I love it very much. The only downside is the ground clearance.

So happy you covered the CT200h! I have a 2013 model (non F-Sport as it's mostly an appearance package with a stiffer suspension.) Mine has been 100% trouble free for 100,000 miles. 45-50 mpg. Uses zero oil between changes. Changed struts and shocks as they were getting a little softer. The only thing shared with the Prius is the drivetrain. Chassis is completely different with great handling and ride - more like the Corolla chassis. Often seen at the top of "most reliable cars" lists, just above the Prius. BTW, wife's 2008 GS350 has also been perfect with just normal maintenance - amazing car! Love Lexus! Always enjoy you videos. They have been very informative and helpful! Thank you!

Came to the comments looking for the F Sport and Sumitomo responses, looks like it's under control. Even the good ones can't be expected to know everything, but the obvious disdain for an actually decent tire brand and Lexus' own parts was kind of amusing.

yess finally!

My 4Runner comming your way in Feb 2023 :)

Good work

AMD: Sumitomo tires are based on japan and are actually good tires

I love my ct from dec. 2015. Bought it at 85k km. After 7 months and 35k km no problems, have lpg gas in it and no ethanol petrol. Runs 45 mpg on gas and petrol, so I can drive 1300 km on 1 fill-up and relatively cheap too. Great car

Something very important in Toyota and Lexus hybrid. Always,at least every each 15 days, vaccum the interior of the car and the hybrid air vent under the rear seat. When you clean the cabin,you prevent the hybrid air filter become clog. These clog of dust makes the battery overheat and it damage the hybrid system. Once cleaned,the air vent refrigerates the battery and the hybrid system works well.

I cannot imagine lowering a CT200h. They come too low from the factory. I lifted mine 1 1/2" so I could get out of the driveway without scraping.

Muy bien amiguete buen trabajo un saludo desde España 👍

Great car. Just did a head gasket, intake, cooler, and EGR update on a ‘12 with 170K. Not the worst job. Totally worth it for another trouble-free 170K. Burns maybe 1/2 qt. between changes. We use Costco 0W20 full-synthetic and a genuine filter when the maintenance reminder comes on. Cylinder walls look like new.

Sumitomo is a pretty good tire brand Ahmed. I'm surprised you never heard of them. They also make Falken and Dunlop tires.

I have always wondered what that sunroof noise was on my 14’. Love my FSport ultrasonic blue!

I see that the LS430 is banged up on the passenger side Mrs. AMD retired from being the camera person :)

Sumitomo is massive company, which makes a lot of stuff. Their tires are excellent. They own Falken tires as well.

Best one to make that ct200h to lower it, without ride rough. If they have by the company I’m gonna mention, bilstein. Specifically, bilstein B8. A shorter monotube shocks and struts that’s made for lowered vehicles, without compressing it. B6, usually people still likes to lower it but it’s made for stock height. A B8 u can lower it because again it’s a shorter shocks and struts length. They will make ur Lexus ride so much smoother, firm, not too stiff or rough at all.

Your knowledge in Toyota/Lexus vehicles and your professionalism in fixing them make me want to buy a Toyota/Lexus car again. If I do I so wish you can be my technician? Where are you located anyway? May the Lord bless you.

Your videos are great. Can you do a how to on the 2GR FKS coolant change? I believe you mentioned in a video it can be stubborn.

My guy added a catch can on a hybrid, never seen that before.

Really hope you get an "LFA " in the shop one day

another great video! would be interesting to know your thoughts on the new toyota EV bz4x in one of the future videos.

As a two CT200h owner, a 2011 and 2014, 150k and 160k miles respectively. That CT in your video is a freaking UNICORN. It has the extremely rare F Sport Aerodynamic front bumper package for 2013 along with the extremely hard to find Blue F Sport lowering springs which as you stated aftermarket? But they aren’t, they’re factory option from Lexus along with the front and rear Blue F Sport sway bars that are literally IMPOSSIBLE to find anymore. Even had LED headlights, memory seat package. I wonder if it has the front radar cruise package? I’d sell both of my CTs for this one in the video.

Hello from Germany, i also own an CT200 and i love it. But the suspension is really rough also unlowered. Sorry for my bad english :P

Nice video

In 2015, when I bought my 2011 Auris hybrid, I rather had wanted a CT200h (which should be very closely related). But I wanted to stay with my trusted Toyota dealership and workshop. Sadly they said they aren't allowed to do proper manufacturer inspections on Lexus and can't order Lexus specific parts. That's why I went for the Auris and now have two "real" Toyotas and the "Toyobaru" instead of one being a Lexus.

Cool, my mom has one and I’ve been waiting for your review on it! Plus, I did laugh when you said it’s cold. It’s -40 (with wind chill) in Saskatchewan today

Had a rattle over bumps and drove me nuts looking for it. It was a tail light assy not screwed down tight but would not know it to look at it 😮

Thank you for being through and detail video on the Lexus CT. Lowering or changing your suspension is never a good thing in my book as well.

CT is the most reliable Lexus and that's saying a lot. Just get a facelifted one without a moon roof