Lexus LS500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 8 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Lexus LS500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints8Top: Service brakes Safety recalls32018–2021 model years

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

Best & worst years

Lexus LS500 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 LS500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls 2018Not rated–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Lexus LS500 problems

All model years combined: 8 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Service brakes1 crash/fire/injury

2Wheels

1Fuel/propulsion system

1Power train1 crash/fire/injury

1Structure1 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes	2	1
Wheels	2	0
Fuel/propulsion system	1	0
Power train	1	1
Structure	1	1

3 recalls

Lexus LS500 recalls

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

Delivery: fuel pump20V-682 · 2018–2020 · Nov 4, 2020 · 1,525,742 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump20V-012 · 2018–2019 · Jan 13, 2020 · 1,830,752 vehicles Electronic stability control (ESC)19V-544 · 2019 · Jul 24, 2019 · 6,925 vehicles