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Lexus LS HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 6 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Lexus LS Hybrid.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints6Top: Fuel/propulsion systemSafety recalls82018–2025 model years

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

Best & worst years

Lexus LS 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 LS Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2019Not rated–/1003 complaints · 4 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus LS Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 6 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
Fuel/propulsion system20
Latches/locks/linkages11
Power train10
Suspension10
Visibility10
Electrical system11
Wheels10
8 recalls

Lexus LS Hybrid recalls

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

80%Power train: automatic transmission26V-094 · 2025 · Feb 18, 2026 · 4,374 vehicles86%Back over prevention: display function25V-744 · 2023–2025 · Oct 30, 2025 · 1,024,407 vehicles80%Occupant classification: front passenger24V-275 · 2018–2020 · Apr 17, 2024 · 509 vehicles93%Back over prevention: display function24V-124 · 2023 · Feb 21, 2024 · 18,616 vehicles95%Control module: software22V-239 · 2021–2022 · Apr 13, 2022 · 458,110 vehicles85%Delivery: fuel pump20V-682 · 2019 · Nov 4, 2020 · 1,525,742 vehicles84%Delivery: fuel pump20V-012 · 2018–2019 · Jan 13, 2020 · 1,830,752 vehicles98%Electronic stability control (ESC)19V-544 · 2019 · Jul 24, 2019 · 6,925 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the LS Hybrid

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2018–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063