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Lexus GS400Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 57 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Lexus GS400.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints57Top: Vehicle speed controlSafety recalls11994–2000 model years

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

Best & worst years

Lexus GS400 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 GS400 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'94'98'99'00
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2000Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls1999Not rated–/10017 complaints · 0 recalls1998Not rated–/10031 complaints · 1 recall1994Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus GS400 problems

All model years combined: 57 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 control146
Air bags99
Electrical system81
Suspension71
Seat belts64
Engine and engine cooling52
Service brakes, hydraulic51
Service brakes43
Tires40
8 other systems124
1 recall

Lexus GS400 recalls

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

–Electronic stability control: automatic (asc)98V-080 · 1998 · Apr 17, 1998 · 14,855 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the GS400

  1. UNINTENDED ENGINE SPEED INCREASE/SADP03003 · 1997–2000 · closed Sep 23, 2003
    No recall