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Lexus ES250

Every Lexus ES250 model year on file, 1990 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2711 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years171990 to 2024
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins265Summed across model years
By model year

The 1991 model year drew the most complaints, 13, 48% of the model's total

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

05101519901319921995199719992001200320222024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Lexus ES250 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
8
Visibility and wipers
4
Engine and cooling
3
Structure
3
Latches and locks
3
Brakes
3
Speed control
3
Suspension
2
Powertrain
2
Seat belts
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lexus ES250 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 ES250 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone005
2023Sedan10.0140014
2022Not decoded0NoneNone0042
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0043
2003Not decoded0NoneNone0012
2002Not decoded0NoneNone0012
2001Not decoded0NoneNone0011
2000Not decoded0NoneNone0011
1999Not decoded0NoneNone0011
1998Not decoded0NoneNone0010
1997Not decoded0NoneNone0010
1996Sedan10.050011
1995Not decoded1100.01000010
1993Sedan10.040010
1992Sedan1100.060010
1991Sedan137.7681221
1990Sedan988.9901222
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus ES250

  • 10E-002 Feb 11, 2010
    Affected front strut mounts did not contain a weld joint between the bearing housing and the rate plate
    Suspension ยท 13k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.