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Lexus model years compared
Every Lexus model in the catalogue (1990–2027), with owner complaints, recall campaigns, urgent advisories and fatal-crash involvement summed across all model years. Open a model to see its years side by side and the best and worst year called out.
Lexus models ranked by complaints
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Urgent | Fatal (FARS) | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES350 | 2007–2025 (19) |
1,365
|
10 | — | — | — |
| RX350 | 2007–2026 (20) |
808
|
13 | — | — | — |
| RX300 | 1999–2003 (5) |
722
|
2 | — | — | — |
| ES300 | 1992–2003 (12) |
681
|
5 | — | — | — |
| RX330 | 2004–2006 (3) |
526
|
5 | — | — | — |
| LS400 | 1990–2000 (11) |
340
|
2 | — | — | — |
| GS300 | 1993–2019 (16) |
333
|
7 | — | — | 18 |
| ES330 | 2004–2006 (3) |
227
|
2 | — | — | — |
| GX470 | 2003–2009 (7) |
177
|
3 | — | — | — |
| LS460 | 2007–2017 (11) |
174
|
4 | — | — | — |
| LS430 | 2001–2006 (6) |
136
|
— | — | — | — |
| GX460 | 2010–2023 (14) |
105
|
9 | — | — | — |
| SC430 | 2002–2010 (9) |
104
|
1 | — | — | — |
| LX470 | 1998–2007 (10) |
86
|
4 | — | — | — |
| SC400 | 1992–2000 (9) |
62
|
2 | — | — | — |
| GS400 | 1998–2000 (3) |
57
|
1 | — | — | — |
| NX200t | 2015–2017 (3) |
33
|
1 | — | — | — |
| ES250 | 1990–2025 (7) |
27
|
— | — | — | — |
| GS430 | 2001–2007 (7) |
27
|
— | — | — | — |
| SC300 | 1992–2000 (9) |
27
|
— | — | — | — |
| NX300 | 2018–2021 (4) |
25
|
1 | — | — | — |
| IS F | 2008–2014 (7) |
21
|
7 | — | — | 18 |
| GS450h | 2007–2018 (11) |
20
|
1 | — | — | — |
| LX570 | 2008–2021 (13) |
19
|
5 | — | — | — |
| IS200t | 2016–2017 (2) |
16
|
2 | — | — | — |
| RX450h | 2010–2022 (13) |
14
|
— | — | — | — |
| RC F | 2015–2025 (11) |
12
|
2 | — | — | 19 |
| LS500 | 2018–2026 (9) |
8
|
3 | — | — | — |
| LC500 | 2018–2026 (9) |
7
|
4 | — | — | — |
| GS460 | 2008–2011 (4) |
5
|
2 | — | — | — |
| UX200 | 2019–2022 (4) |
5
|
1 | — | — | — |
| NX450h+ | 2022–2026 (5) |
2
|
3 | — | — | — |
| NX250 | 2022–2025 (4) |
1
|
3 | — | — | — |
| NX350 | 2022–2026 (5) |
1
|
3 | — | — | — |
| LS600h | 2008–2016 (9) |
1
|
2 | — | — | — |
| NX350h | 2022–2026 (5) |
1
|
2 | — | — | — |
| RX350L | 2018–2022 (5) |
—
|
2 | — | — | — |
| GS F | 2016–2020 (5) |
—
|
1 | — | — | 19 |
| LX600 | 2022–2026 (5) |
—
|
1 | — | — | — |
| RX500h | 2023–2026 (4) |
—
|
1 | — | — | — |
| CT200h catalogue only | 2011–2017 (7) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| ES300h catalogue only | 2013–2025 (13) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| GS200t catalogue only | 2016–2017 (2) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| GS350 catalogue only | 2007–2020 (13) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| GX550 catalogue only | 2024–2026 (3) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| HS250h catalogue only | 2010–2012 (3) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| IS250 catalogue only | 2006–2015 (10) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| IS300 catalogue only | 2001–2025 (15) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| IS350 catalogue only | 2006–2027 (22) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| IS500 catalogue only | 2022–2025 (4) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| LC500h catalogue only | 2018–2025 (8) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| LS500h catalogue only | 2018–2025 (8) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| LX700h catalogue only | 2025–2027 (3) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| NX300h catalogue only | 2015–2021 (7) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| RC200t catalogue only | 2016–2017 (2) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| RC300 catalogue only | 2016–2025 (10) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| RC350 catalogue only | 2015–2025 (11) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| RX350h catalogue only | 2023–2026 (4) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| RX400h catalogue only | 2006–2008 (3) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| RX450h+ catalogue only | 2024–2026 (3) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| RX450hL catalogue only | 2018–2022 (5) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| RZ300e catalogue only | 2024–2025 (2) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| RZ350e catalogue only | 2026–2027 (2) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| RZ450e catalogue only | 2023–2026 (4) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| TX350 catalogue only | 2024–2026 (3) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| TX500h catalogue only | 2024–2026 (3) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| TX550h+ catalogue only | 2024–2026 (3) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| UX250h catalogue only | 2019–2024 (6) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
| UX300h catalogue only | 2025–2026 (2) |
—
|
— | — | — | — |
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Sources. Owner complaints, recall campaigns and advisories are from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation datasets; fatal-crash vehicles from FARS; fuel economy from the EPA. VehDB sums them per model; the figures are not VehDB's own findings.
How to read it. Complaints and recalls are summed over every catalogue year of the model, so long-running best-sellers rank high on volume alone; the model page ranks each year against other vehicles of the same model year, which is the fairer read. Urgent counts do-not-drive and park-outside campaigns. Fatal (FARS) is a census of vehicles in fatal crashes from 2020 onward, exact, and is never mixed with CRSS estimates. MPG is the EPA combined average across the model's trims. Sources are U.S. public domain; nothing here is a verified defect finding.