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Lexus GS

Every Lexus GS model year on file, 1994 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years15715 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years271994 to 2020
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins768Summed across model years
By model year

The 2006 model year drew the most complaints, 44, 28% of the model's total

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

020406019941997200020032006442009201220152020
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Lexus GS complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
26
Steering
20
Visibility and wipers
20
Brakes
16
Fuel system
16
Electrical system
13
Lighting
12
Airbags
12
Speed control
9
Suspension
8
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lexus GS 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 GS by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Not decoded0NoneNone1022
2019Sedan10.071024
2018Sedan30.0251023
2017Sedan10.061025
2016Sedan50.0361025
2015Sedan333.3190019
2014Sedan30.0150019
2013Sedan1915.8580045
2012Sedan10.030052
2011Sedan333.3150057
2010Sedan1020.0480051
2009Sedan20.070043
2008Sedan150.0420044
2007Sedan258.0602143
2006Sedan444.5926144
2005Sedan10.021039
2004Sedan20.051025
2003Sedan40.0121029
2002Sedan10.041029
2001Sedan366.7141029
2000Not decoded0NoneNone1024
1999Sedan425.0181012
1998Sedan40.0171011
1997Not decoded0NoneNone0010
1996Sedan10.05008
1995Sedan250.011008
1994Not decoded0NoneNone008
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus GS

  • 26V-222 Apr 8, 2026
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 9,139 vehicles
  • 11V-029 Jan 26, 2011
    Due to insufficient tightening of the fuel pressure sensor connected to an engine fuel delivery pipe with nickel phosphorus plating, there is a…
    Fuel system · 245k vehicles
  • 10V-499 Oct 21, 2010
    Brake fluid containing polymers is used that acts as lubricants for certain brake system components
    Brakes · 729k vehicles
  • 09E-012 Apr 7, 2009
    These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
    Lighting · 16k vehicles
  • 09V-020 Jan 16, 2009
    Ethanol fuels with a low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails
    Engine and cooling · 215k vehicles
  • 07V-545 Nov 28, 2007
    On certain vehicles, high stress areas may have been created in two specific fuel pipes located in the engine compartment
    Fuel system · 34k vehicles
  • 06V-121 Apr 13, 2006
    On certain passenger vehicles, if the front seat belt retractors (both driver and front passenger) become locked, they may not release due to a…
    Seat belts · 29k vehicles
  • 06V-096 Apr 3, 2006
    On certain vehicles, due to improper assembly of the air bag inflator, which is used in the side air bag, the curtain shield air bag, and the knee…
    Airbags · 133 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.