Major Problems with Lexus Vehicles By Models

So far we have found 4179 complaints reported by Lexus owners for 42 models.

TOP 3 worst Lexus models

What Lexus vehicles to avoid? We would recommend staying away from the 2007 ES 350, 2007 IS 250 and 2006 IS 250 due to the high number of complaints.

2007 Lexus ES 350 311 complaints Av. mileage: 31454 miles Popular problem: AIR BAGS

2007 Lexus IS 250 211 complaints Av. mileage: 49164 miles Popular problem: ACCELERATOR PEDAL

2006 Lexus IS 250 186 complaints Av. mileage: 62337 miles Popular problem: SUSPENSION

Browse Lexus complaints by models

Lexus ES 330 – 207 complaints
- - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - ENGINE
  - EXTERIOR
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
  - HEADLIGHTS
  - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
  - PADS
  - REAR
  - 12V/24V/48V BATTERY
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - CRUISE CONTROL
  - DRIVELINE
  - FRONT PASSENGER
  - MOTOR
  - OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
  - SWITCH
  - WIRING
Lexus RX 400h – 125 complaints
- - BODY
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - BEAD
  - CRUISE CONTROL
  - FRONT
  - INVERTER
  - RACK
  - SIDEWALL
  - TREAD/BELT
Lexus SC 400 – 1 complaints
- - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Lexus SC 430 – 55 complaints
- - BODY
  - AIR CONDITIONER
  - FRONT
  - TREAD/BELT
  - AUTOMATIC (ASC)
  - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
  - MECHANICAL
  - RECLINER
  - RIM
  - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
  - SIDEWALL
Lexus CT 200h – 9 complaints
- - BODY
Lexus ES 300 – 213 complaints
- - 12V/24V/48V BATTERY
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
  - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
  - ENGINE
  - FRONTAL
  - GASOLINE
  - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
  - SIDE/WINDOW
  - SWITCH
  - TREAD/BELT
  - TURN SIGNAL
  - CRUISE CONTROL
  - HEADLIGHTS
  - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
  - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
  - PADS
  - PEDALS AND LINKAGES
  - RACK AND PINION
  - ROTOR
  - STORAGE
  - FRONT
  - PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
  - BODY
  - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
  - DISC
  - DRUM
  - FRONT
  - IGNITION
  - INTERIOR
  - MODULE
  - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
  - EMISSION CONTROL
  - EXHAUST SYSTEM
  - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
  - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
  - RIM
  - TANK ASSEMBLY
Lexus ES 300h – 14 complaints
- - BODY
  - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Lexus ES 350 – 735 complaints
- - BODY
  - NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
  - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
  - RIM
  - SIDEWALL
  - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
  - KNEE BOLSTER
  - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
  - SEAT HEATER/COOLER
  - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - DOOR
  - IGNITION
  - FRONTAL
  - MECHANICAL
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - ELECTRICAL
  - GLASS, SIDE/REAR
  - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - AUTOMATIC (ASC)
  - ENGINE
  - HEADLIGHTS
  - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
  - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
  - PADS
  - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
  - SIDE/WINDOW
Lexus GS 200t – 1 complaints
Lexus GS 300 – 184 complaints
- - 12V/24V/48V BATTERY
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - BODY
  - CALIPER
  - ENGINE
  - FRONT
  - HEADLIGHTS
  - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
  - LATCH
  - MECHANICAL
  - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
  - HOOD
  - SIDEWALL
  - FRONT
  - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
  - CRUISE CONTROL
  - GASOLINE
  - WHEEL BEARING
  - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
  - LOWER ARM
  - LOWER BALL JOINT
  - ROTOR
  - UPPER BALL JOINT
  - AUTOMATIC (ASC)
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - FRONTAL
  - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
  - LINKAGES
  - RIM
  - AIR CONDITIONER
  - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS
  - STABILIZER BAR
  - STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
  - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
  - TRUNK LID
  - VACUUM
Lexus GS 350 – 128 complaints
- - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
  - BODY
  - LOCK
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - HEADLIGHTS
  - SIDEWALL
  - AIR CONDITIONER
  - ENGINE
  - EXHAUST SYSTEM
  - EXTERIOR
  - FRONTAL
  - IGNITION
  - SIDE/WINDOW
  - 12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Lexus GS 400 – 19 complaints
- - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - LINKAGES
  - PEDALS AND LINKAGES
  - TREAD/BELT
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - COIL SPRINGS
  - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
  - GASOLINE
  - REAR
Lexus GS 430 – 8 complaints
- - FRONT
  - REAR/OTHER
  - LATCH
Lexus GS 450h – 2 complaints
Lexus GS 460 – 1 complaints
Lexus GX 460 – 40 complaints
- - BODY
  - SIDEWALL
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
  - SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Lexus GX 470 – 123 complaints
- - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - BODY
  - FRONT
  - TREAD/BELT
  - ENGINE
  - GLASS, SIDE/REAR
  - RETRACTOR
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
  - COOLING SYSTEM
  - DRIVELINE
  - DRIVESHAFT
  - EXHAUST SYSTEM
  - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
  - MECHANICAL
  - ROTOR
  - AXLE ASSEMBLY
  - CARBURETOR SYSTEM
  - COLUMN
  - GASOLINE
  - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
  - WINDSHIELD
Lexus IS 200t – 2 complaints
Lexus IS 250 – 679 complaints
- - BODY
  - NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
  - TREAD/BELT
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - INFLATOR MODULE
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - DASHBOARD
  - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
  - AIR CONDITIONER
  - CALIPER
  - DOOR
  - ENGINE
  - LABELS
  - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
  - RIM
  - SIDEWALL
  - WIRING
  - AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
  - EXTERNAL
  - FRONTAL
  - HEADLIGHTS
  - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
  - OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
  - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
  - SIDE/WINDOW
  - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
  - BUMPERS
  - DISC
  - DRIVESHAFT
  - FRAME AND MEMBERS
  - FUEL PUMP
  - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
  - INTERIOR
  - KNEE BOLSTER
  - MECHANICAL
  - PADS
  - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
  - ROTOR
Lexus IS 250C – 15 complaints
- - CAMERA SYSTEM
Lexus IS 300 – 101 complaints
- - BODY
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - FRONT
  - FRONTAL
  - PEDALS AND LINKAGES
  - SIDEWALL
  - WINDSHIELD
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
  - DOOR
  - ROOF AND PILLARS
  - SIDE/WINDOW
  - TRUNK LID
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - BUMPERS
  - CALIPER
  - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
  - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
  - PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
  - ROTOR
  - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
  - CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
  - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
  - ENGINE
  - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
  - GASOLINE
  - LOWER ARM
  - PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
  - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
Lexus IS 350 – 189 complaints
- - BODY
  - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
  - ENGINE
  - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
  - KNEE BOLSTER
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - MECHANICAL
  - NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
  - WINDSHIELD
  - DOOR
  - FRONTAL
  - INTERIOR
  - RETRACTOR
  - TREAD/BELT
Lexus IS 350C – 14 complaints
- - BODY
Lexus IS-F – 1 complaints
Lexus LS 400 – 20 complaints
- - IGNITION
  - LATCH
  - HOOD
  - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
  - SIDEWALL
Lexus LS 430 – 87 complaints
- - BEAD
  - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
  - RIM
  - SIDEWALL
  - BODY
  - CONVENTIONAL
  - ENGINE
  - FRONTAL
  - HEADLIGHTS
  - SIDE/WINDOW
  - HUB
  - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
  - TREAD/BELT
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - ANCHORAGE
  - GLASS, SIDE/REAR
  - INDICATOR LIGHT
  - LOCK
  - SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
  - 12V/24V/48V BATTERY
  - AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - DOOR
  - EXTERIOR
  - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
  - FRONT
  - LATCH
  - LINKAGES
  - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
  - TRUNK LID
Lexus LS 460 – 82 complaints
- - DOOR
  - BODY
  - FUEL PUMP
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
  - ENGINE
  - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
  - GLASS, SIDE/REAR
  - NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
  - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
  - TREAD/BELT
Lexus LS 500 – 1 complaints
Lexus LS 600h – 1 complaints
Lexus LX 470 – 43 complaints
- - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
  - SWITCH
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - BODY
  - INJECTORS
  - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
  - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
  - FRONTAL
  - ABS WARNING LIGHT
  - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
  - HYDRAULIC
  - PADS
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - HEADLIGHTS
  - SIDEWALL
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Lexus LX 570 – 6 complaints
- - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Lexus NX 200t – 16 complaints
- - BODY
  - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
  - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
  - SIDEWALL
Lexus NX 300 – 3 complaints
Lexus NX 300h – 1 complaints
Lexus RC 200t – 2 complaints
Lexus RC 300 – 1 complaints
Lexus RC 350 – 7 complaints
- - BODY
Lexus RC F – 6 complaints
Lexus RX 300 – 393 complaints
- - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - AXLE ASSEMBLY
  - ENGINE
  - REAR
  - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
  - SWITCH
  - WINDSHIELD
  - 12V/24V/48V BATTERY
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - BODY
  - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
  - DRUM
  - EXHAUST SYSTEM
  - FRONTAL
  - LINKAGES
  - PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
  - SIDEWALL
  - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
  - ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
  - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
  - FRONT UNDERHOOD
  - FRONT
  - ROTOR
  - TANK ASSEMBLY
  - WIRING
  - ANCHORAGE
  - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
  - BRAKE LIGHTS
  - DOOR
  - GASOLINE
  - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
  - LATCH
  - LINKAGES
  - LOCK
  - LOWER BALL JOINT
  - MECHANICAL
  - PADS
  - PEDALS AND LINKAGES
  - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
  - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
  - STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
  - TREAD/BELT
  - COLUMN SHIFT
  - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
  - COOLING SYSTEM
  - CRUISE CONTROL
  - DISC
  - EMISSION CONTROL
  - FAN/MOTOR
  - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
  - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
  - REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
  - RETRACTOR
  - SEAT HEATER/COOLER
  - SIDE/WINDOW
  - TAIL LIGHTS
  - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
  - TURN SIGNAL
Lexus RX 330 – 256 complaints
- - BODY
  - BRAKE LIGHTS
  - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
  - ENGINE
  - HEADLIGHTS
  - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
  - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
  - VALVE
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - ELECTRICAL
  - GLASS, SIDE/REAR
  - MASTER CYLINDER
  - SHOCK ABSORBER
  - SIDEWALL
  - TREAD/BELT
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - COIL SPRINGS
  - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
  - CRUISE CONTROL
  - EXTERIOR
  - FLOOR SHIFT
  - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
  - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
  - HYDRAULIC
  - IGNITION
  - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
  - POWER ASSIST
  - REAR
  - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
  - SIDE/WINDOW
  - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
  - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
  - WINDSHIELD
Lexus RX 350 – 384 complaints
- - BODY
  - SIDEWALL
  - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
  - AIR CONDITIONER
  - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  - DOOR
  - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
  - OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
  - EXHAUST SYSTEM
  - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  - DRIVELINE
  - ENGINE
  - EXTERIOR
  - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
  - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
  - FRONTAL
  - SIDE/WINDOW
  - TAIL LIGHTS
  - TREAD/BELT
  - BACK UP LIGHTS
  - COOLING SYSTEM
  - GLASS, SIDE/REAR
  - HEADLIGHTS
  - HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
  - TRUNK LID
  - ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
  - IGNITION
  - LATCH
  - POWER ADJUST
  - BLIND SPOT DETECTION
  - DYNAMIC BRAKE SUPPORT/BRAKE ASSIST
  - ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Lexus RX 450h – 4 complaints
- - SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

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Problem Category	Number of Problems	Av. mileage
AIR BAGS	1047	43397 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	558	44473 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	318	55458 miles
ENGINE	241	80273 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	230	69332 miles
STRUCTURE	218	51567 miles
SERVICE BRAKES	195	68452 miles
STEERING	192	69966 miles
POWER TRAIN	182	84514 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING	113	76145 miles