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Lexus SCYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 17 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Lexus SC.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints17Top: Air bagsSafety recalls52002–2010 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls2004Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls2003Not rated–/1004 complaints · 3 recalls2002Not rated–/1005 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus SC problems

All model years combined: 17 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
Air bags112
Electrical system10
Equipment10
Service brakes10
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Steering10
Structure10
Suspension10
Tires10
1 other systems11
5 recalls

Lexus SC recalls

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

63%Passenger side: inflator module18V-883 · 2002–2005 · Dec 12, 2018 · 168,993 vehicles75%Passenger side: inflator module16V-127 · 2008–2010 · Mar 3, 2016 · 147,242 vehicles68%Passenger side: inflator module16V-128 · 2008–2010 · Mar 2, 2016 · 71,163 vehicles70%Air bags15V-285 · 2002–2007 · May 13, 2015 · 1,973,468 vehicles65%Air bags15V-286 · 2002–2007 · May 13, 2015 · 1,069,055 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the SC

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2002–2010 · still open
    Open
  2. Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · 2002–2005 · still open
    Led to recall 14V-668
  3. Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · 2002–2005 · closed Mar 2, 2015
    Led to recall 13V-172