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Lexus SC300

Every Lexus SC300 model year on file, 1991 to 2001. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years276 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years111991 to 2001

Recall campaigns0Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins328Summed across model years

By model year

The 1992 model year drew the most complaints, 10, 37% of the model's total

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

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

Components

Tires leads the Lexus SC300 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Tires

Electrical system

Powertrain

Airbags

Brakes

Steering

Engine and cooling

Equipment

Lighting

Fuel system

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Lexus SC300 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 SC300 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Bulletins
2001	Not decoded	0	None	None	22
2000	Not decoded	0	None	None	43
1999	Not decoded	0	None	None	41
1998	Not decoded	0	None	None	42
1997	Coupe	5	20.0	15	35
1996	Not decoded	0	None	None	27
1995	Coupe	3	0.0	33	27
1994	Not decoded	2	50.0	100	28
1993	Coupe	7	0.0	42	27
1992	Not decoded	10	40.0	1,000	27
1991	Not decoded	0	None	None	9

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus SC300

No recall campaign lists this model.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.