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Data through Oct 2026
Make

Lexus

The complete NHTSA record for Lexus vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.

Most Lexus recalls are filed by Toyota.

Owner complaints in the last five years1,86011,987 on file in all, across 99 models
Recall campaigns12931 in five years
Severity index15.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations203,727 service bulletins
By year

Owner complaints about Lexus vehicles peaked at 1,291 in 2017

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1995 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

05001,0001,500199519982001200420072010201320161,291201920222026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Components

Airbags draws the most owner complaints about Lexus vehicles, 15% of them

Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.

Airbags
2,393
Speed control
1,424
Powertrain
1,364
Brakes
1,343
Engine and cooling
1,243
Structure
1,174
Electrical system
1,082
Fuel system
628
Visibility and wipers
589
Steering
528
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models

The ES350 has the most complaints of any Lexus model

Every Lexus model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.

Lexus models
ModelModel yearsComplaintsSeverity indexRecallsInvestigations
ES3502007 to 20241,36512.23611
RX1999 to 202795711.8204
RX3502004 to 202380820.2224
RX3001997 to 200372212.3254
IS 2502006 to 20177199.53810
ES3001991 to 201368128.8913
ES1994 to 202566717.1113
IS1998 to 20275958.9250
RX3302004 to 201152612.5105
RX Hybrid2004 to 202734117.32421
LS4001990 to 200133817.8114
GS3001993 to 202033313.2122
NX2015 to 202624816.5171
ES3302004 to 201022726.031
IS 3502006 to 20232178.36013
LS1994 to 202621611.6270
GX4702003 to 200917716.450
LS4602007 to 201717410.3110
GX2003 to 20271718.871
GS 3502006 to 202016120.5292
GS1994 to 20201579.6212
ES 330200415319.611
CT2011 to 201614611.606
LS4302001 to 200613644.101
IS 3001998 to 202412219.743
GX4602010 to 202310510.5288
SC4302002 to 201510411.590
TX2024 to 2027905.6130
LX4701998 to 20078612.8180
ES 3502007 to 2014862.300
HS 250 Hybrid2010 to 20177913.941
HS2010 to 2012707.133
SC4001990 to 20016219.430
LX1996 to 2027611.6150
GS4001993 to 20025736.814
ES Hybrid2012 to 20274429.51310
Lexus1990 to 20034219.010
LS460L2007 to 2010395.180
LS 4602007 to 2011385.300
NX200T2014 to 20173330.310
GX 47020043321.200
RX 35020133026.700
CT Hybrid2010 to 2019277.421
ES2501990 to 20242740.724
GS4302000 to 20092725.900
SC3001991 to 20012722.200
NX3002018 to 20212512.020
RZ2023 to 2027248.370
IS 350C2010 to 2018230.0289
IS 250C2010 to 2017234.3216
IS F2008 to 2018219.5257
GS450H2007 to 20152015.027
LX5702008 to 2021190.0262
LS 43020041822.220
LX4501996 to 20001816.700
SC1994 to 20121717.62217
GS Hybrid2006 to 20191625.0105
IS200T2015 to 2017160.022
RC2015 to 2025156.780
RC 3502014 to 2024147.144
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Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns listing a Lexus product

  • 26V-598 Sep 17, 2026
    Due to a manufacturing error, the front steering knuckles may crack and break, which can result in a loss of vehicle steering control
    Steering · 617 vehicles
  • 26V-437 Jul 8, 2026
    Rear axle carriers may have been manufactured with insufficient material strength and could break
    Powertrain · 5,408 vehicles
  • 26V-393 Jun 18, 2026
    Electronic control unit (ECU) that controls the high voltage battery may experience a fault, resulting in a loss of drive power
    Electrical system · 21k vehicles
  • 26V-341 May 27, 2026
    Instrument panel cluster combination meter may fail to display certain warnings or indicators
    Electrical system · 82k vehicles
  • 26V-222 Apr 8, 2026
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 9,139 vehicles
  • 26V-180 Mar 24, 2026
    Front passenger seat may have insufficient clearance between the seat frame and the stopper that can cause the Occupant Classification System…
    Airbags · 15k vehicles
  • 26V-179 Mar 24, 2026
    Load carrying capacity modification label may display inaccurate added weight values
    Equipment · 8,230 vehicles
  • 26V-162 Mar 18, 2026
    Rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 144k vehicles
  • 26V-094 Feb 18, 2026
    In the event of transmission solenoid failure, the communication may fail between the transmission electronic control unit (ECU) and the engine…
    Powertrain · 4,374 vehicles
  • 25V-767 Nov 6, 2025
    Debris from the manufacturing process may contaminate the engine and cause the main bearings to fail, which can result in an engine stall and loss…
    Engine and cooling · 127k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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