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Lexus ES HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 45 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Lexus ES Hybrid.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints45Top: Service brakesSafety recalls62013–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Lexus ES Hybrid years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the ES Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2022Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2021Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2019Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2018Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2016Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls2015Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall2014Not rated–/10010 complaints · 1 recall2013Not rated–/1008 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus ES Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 45 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes72
Vehicle speed control64
Power train62
Electrical system53
Air bags43
Forward collision avoidance41
Structure43
Engine41
Fuel/propulsion system32
10 other systems143
6 recalls

Lexus ES Hybrid recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

86%Back over prevention: display function25V-744 · 2023–2025 · Oct 30, 2025 · 1,024,407 vehicles93%Back over prevention: display function24V-124 · 2023–2024 · Feb 21, 2024 · 18,616 vehicles59%Sensor: occupant classification23V-865 · 2020–2022 · Dec 20, 2023 · 999,901 vehicles96%Engine and engine cooling20V-064 · 2020 · Feb 6, 2020 · 44,191 vehicles98%Electronic stability control (ESC)19V-544 · 2019 · Jul 24, 2019 · 6,925 vehicles84%Forward collision avoidance: crash imminent braking15V-728 · 2013–2015 · Nov 3, 2015 · 30,812 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the ES Hybrid

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2013–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063