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Lexus ES330Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 380 NHTSA owner complaints across 4 model years, no Lexus ES330 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2004, 2005 and 2006. The ES330 has 2 safety recalls on record.

Lexus ES330
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'04 '05 '06Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints380Top: Vehicle speed controlSafety recalls22004–2010 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Lexus ES330 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 ES330 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'04'05'06'10
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2006Best69/10064 complaints · 0 recalls2005Solid50/100141 complaints · 2 recalls2004Solid46/100174 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus ES330 problems

All model years combined: 380 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
Vehicle speed control12560
Power train1144
Air bags6116
Engine and engine cooling203
Service brakes, hydraulic199
Electrical system162
Steering122
Service brakes118
Engine92
19 other systems6615
2 recalls

Lexus ES330 recalls

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

–Engine and engine cooling11V-539 · 2004–2005 · Nov 9, 2011 · 420,326 vehicles–Front: buckle assembly04V-595 · 2004–2005 · Dec 15, 2004 · 150,061 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the ES330

  1. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLDP05002 · 2004–2005 · closed Jan 5, 2006
    No recall