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Lexus RC 2.0L four-cylinder

The 8AR-FTS is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 2.0L four-cylinder configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. Rated at 241 hp. We decode it on 4,794 VINs across 16 factory builds, and 148 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $29,953.

Cylinders
4
Power
241 hp
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
2016–2025
Gearboxes
Automatic

◷ Updated October 20, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$29,953
Configuration price reference
148
On sale today with the 2.0L 4-cyl
2016–2025
Model years it was fitted
16
Factory configurations
4,794
RC VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 2.0L 4-cyl sits in the RC engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

2.0L 4-cyl this page
2016–2025
$29,953
241 hp · 148 on sale
3.5L 6-cyl
2015–2025
$36,845
260–311 hp · 545 on sale
5.0L 8-cyl
2015–2025
$64,673
467–472 hp · 80 on sale

2016–2025 The 3.5L 6-cyl configuration price reference is about $6,892 more — $36,845 against $29,953. These references cover each family's full set of priced configurations; they are not recalculated for the overlapping years or matched cars.

3 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Lexus RC price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which RC years got a 2.0L 4-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2025 72 — 2 2024 235 8 2 2023 73 4 2 2022 265 13 2 2021 417 11 2 2020 270 4 2 2019 674 31 1 2018 334 5 1 2017 1,038 25 1 2016 1,416 47 1

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full RC report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

16 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2025

1 build

2024

1 build

2023

1 build

2022

2 builds

2021

2 builds

2020

2 builds

2019

1 build

2018

1 build

2017

1 build

2016

1 build

Showing the 13 most-built configurations of 16. Every 2025 RC build →

The 2.0L 4-cyl RC: common questions

Which RC years have the 2.0L 4-cyl?

2016–2025, without a break — 10 model years in our VIN decode, across 16 factory configurations and 4,794 VINs.

What does a 2.0L 4-cyl RC cost?

$29,953 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

8AR-FTS — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

2.0L 4-cyl RC on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.