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Lexus ES350

Every Lexus ES350 model year on file, 2007 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,365166 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years182007 to 2024
Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,403Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 465, 34% of the model's total

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

0200400600200746520092011201320152017201920212024
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 ES350 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
803
Speed control
212
Structure
77
Electrical system
51
Brakes
50
Visibility and wipers
48
Powertrain
38
Engine and cooling
37
Lighting
24
Steering
15
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lexus ES350 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 ES350 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone005
2023Sedan10.0140014
2022Sedan20.0290039
2021Sedan520.0590071
2020Sedan560.05610102
2019Sedan520.03720110
2018Sedan520.0422075
2017Sedan2236.412910105
2016Sedan214.815010141
2015Sedan166.310010172
2014Sedan1631.38010209
2013Sedan2321.77010268
2012Sedan896.729731208
2011Sedan1535.276531196
2010Sedan1378.065251206
2009Sedan14511.051852141
2008Sedan25511.470852174
2007Sedan46515.11,12154167
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus ES350

  • 20V-682 Nov 4, 2020
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 1.53M vehicles
  • 20V-012 Jan 13, 2020
    On March 4, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser, 2018 Avalon, Corolla, 2014 FJ Cruiser,…
    Fuel system · 1.83M vehicles
  • 19V-741 Oct 17, 2019
    These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design
    Airbags · 928k vehicles
  • 19V-005 Jan 9, 2019
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Toyota 4Runner, 2014-2015 Scion xB, Lexus IS350C, IS250C, 2014…
    Airbags · 1.3M vehicles
  • 18V-024 Jan 9, 2018
    In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation…
    Airbags · 628k vehicles
  • 17V-415 Jun 29, 2017
    Right-hand side tie rod lock nut may loosen over time
    Steering · 1,761 vehicles
  • 17V-006 Jan 9, 2017
    These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment…
    Airbags · 578k vehicles
  • 16V-340 May 23, 2016
    These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original…
    Airbags · 1.75M vehicles
  • 16V-198 Apr 7, 2016
    These vehicles are equipped with an ABS actuator that may have a damaged O-ring which could result in improper brake fluid pressure control during…
    Stability and traction control · 17k 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.