Model line

Lexus ES Hybrid

Every Lexus ES Hybrid model year on file, 2015 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years265 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years132015 to 2027
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,211Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 27% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0246820157201720192021202320252027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Lexus ES Hybrid complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
5
Brakes
5
Driver assistance
4
Fuel system
3
Airbags
3
Seat belts
3
Electrical system
2
Engine and cooling
2
Lighting
2
Equipment
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lexus ES Hybrid model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Lexus ES Hybrid by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone004
2026Not decoded0NoneNone0017
2025Not decoded0NoneNone1035
2024Not decoded0NoneNone2060
2023Not decoded0NoneNone2056
2022Sedan333.3431183
2021Sedan20.02411117
2020Sedan10.01121144
2019Not decoded10.010011148
2018Sedan520.0420181
2017Sedan10.0601121
2016Sedan728.65001154
2015Sedan616.73811191
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus ES Hybrid

  • 25V-744 Oct 30, 2025
    Software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.02M vehicles
  • 24V-124 Feb 21, 2024
    Due to incorrect programming of the parking-assist electronic control unit (ECU) software, the rearview camera image may not immediately display…
    Back-over prevention · 19k vehicles
  • 23V-865 Dec 20, 2023
    Short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying
    Airbags · 1000k vehicles
  • 20V-064 Feb 6, 2020
    Porosity in the engine castings may result in cracks than can allow coolant to leak internally and/or externally
    Engine and cooling · 44k vehicles
  • 19V-544 Jul 24, 2019
    Brake booster pump may fail causing a deactivation of the Vehicle Stability Control system and a loss of braking assist
    Stability and traction control · 6,925 vehicles
  • 15V-728 Nov 3, 2015
    Affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment
    Driver assistance · 31k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.