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Lexus ES300

Every Lexus ES300 model year on file, 1991 to 2013. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years681196 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years161991 to 2013
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins696Summed across model years
By model year

The 2002 model year drew the most complaints, 153, 22% of the model's total

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

05010015020019911993199519971999200115320032013
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Speed control leads the Lexus ES300 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Speed control
149
Powertrain
118
Engine and cooling
84
Airbags
73
Electrical system
71
Brakes
58
Seat belts
33
Visibility and wipers
31
Fuel system
29
Tires
28
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lexus ES300 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 ES300 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2013Sedan540.0150038
2006Sedan333.360031
2005Not decoded1100.01000025
2003Sedan11640.53520477
2002Sedan15327.55892497
2001Sedan2941.41320057
2000Sedan5632.11780156
1999Sedan2714.81230159
1998Sedan5230.82171150
1997Sedan4522.22372148
1996Sedan3729.71851133
1995Sedan3821.12051033
1994Sedan3915.42441030
1993Sedan4320.91790026
1992Sedan3724.32061026
1991Not decoded0NoneNone0010
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus ES300

  • 01V-372 Dec 11, 2001
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a three-spoke style steering wheel
    Airbags · 20k vehicles
  • 01V-371 Dec 11, 2001
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Brakes · 1,697 vehicles
  • 99V-307 Nov 1, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Steering · 540k vehicles
  • 97V-156 Sep 17, 1997
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of alaska, colorado, idaho, illinois, iowa, kansas,…
    Brakes · 19k vehicles
  • 94V-039 Feb 23, 1994
    Secondary hood latch mechanism has a narrow clearance between internal parts which, over time, accumulate dust or other foreign matter and cause…
    Latches and locks · 16k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.