Lexus ES300Years to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 681 NHTSA owner complaints across 15 model years, the Lexus ES300 years to avoid are 2002 and 2003, and the strongest years are 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1999. The ES300 has 5 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: SsmIntrigue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lexus ES300 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 ES300 median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Most common Lexus ES300 problems
All model years combined: 681 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle speed control | 149 | 81 |
| Power train | 116 | 4 |
| Air bags | 72 | 56 |
| Electrical system | 71 | 13 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 70 | 8 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 50 | 17 |
| Seat belts | 33 | 14 |
| Visibility | 29 | 8 |
| Tires | 28 | 1 |
| 22 other systems | 176 | 37 |
Lexus ES300 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
NHTSA investigations of the ES300
- UNWANTED AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATIONNo recall
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLNo recall
- THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEMNo recall
- THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEMNo recall
- ENGINE SEIZURENo recall