Lexus
Lexus has 67 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1990–2026), with 117 recall campaigns and 8,697 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2026 (9). The component complaints name most often is air bags (184.3 per 1,000 component mentions). The ES350 line has the most complaints, 1,302 over 14 model years.
A further 8 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Lexus and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Lexus model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Lexus only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES350 | 14 | 11 | 1,302 | 93.0 | Air Bags |
| RX300 | 6 | 2 | 719 | 119.8 | Power Train |
| IS 250 | 11 | 8 | 681 | 61.9 | Air Bags |
| ES300 | 15 | 5 | 676 | 45.1 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| RX350 | 19 | 13 | 660 | 34.7 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| RX330 | 6 | 5 | 517 | 86.2 | Power Train |
| ES | 23 | 4 | 351 | 15.3 | Air Bags |
| LS400 | 12 | 2 | 337 | 28.1 | Electrical System |
| GS300 | 17 | 7 | 326 | 19.2 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| IS | 15 | 8 | 311 | 20.7 | Structure |
| RX Hybrid | 20 | 14 | 294 | 14.7 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| ES330 | 4 | 2 | 225 | 56.3 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| RX | 20 | 10 | 213 | 10.7 | Power Train |
| IS 350 | 12 | 12 | 197 | 16.4 | Air Bags |
| GX470 | 7 | 3 | 172 | 24.6 | Air Bags |
| ES 330 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 153.0 | Power Train |
| LS460 | 10 | 4 | 143 | 14.3 | Service Brakes |
| GS 350 | 13 | 9 | 132 | 10.2 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| LS430 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 | Structure |
| IS 300 | 9 | 2 | 103 | 11.4 | Structure |
| SC430 | 9 | 1 | 101 | 11.2 | Air Bags |
| GX460 | 10 | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | Air Bags |
| LX470 | 10 | 4 | 84 | 8.4 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| ES 350 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 | Air Bags |
| LS | 24 | 7 | 78 | 3.3 | Structure |
| HS 250 Hybrid | 2 | 4 | 66 | 33.0 | Suspension |
| GS | 20 | 7 | 61 | 3.1 | Engine |
| SC400 | 11 | 2 | 61 | 5.5 | Electrical System |
| GS400 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 14.3 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| GX | 13 | 5 | 38 | 2.9 | Suspension |
| LS460L | 4 | 3 | 35 | 8.8 | Service Brakes |
| HS | 1 | 3 | 35 | 35.0 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| LS 460 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | Service Brakes |
| GX 470 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | Power Train |
| ES Hybrid | 12 | 6 | 26 | 2.2 | Unknown or Other |
| IS 350C | 6 | 9 | 23 | 3.8 | Air Bags |
| IS 250C | 6 | 7 | 22 | 3.7 | Air Bags |
| LS 430 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| IS F | 7 | 8 | 16 | 2.3 | Air Bags |
| LX | 12 | 6 | 16 | 1.3 | Exterior Lighting |
| LX570 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 1.1 | Air Bags |
| GS Hybrid | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1.6 | Service Brakes |
| SC | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1.1 | Air Bags |
| RC 350 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2.0 | Seats |
| IS200T | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | Service Brakes |
| GS460 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1.3 | Traction Control System |
| LS600HL | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | Service Brakes |
| NX Hybrid | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0.6 | Service Brakes |
| LC500 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | Unknown or Other |
| RC 200T | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | Electrical System |
| NX | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0.3 | Air Bags |
| LS500 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | Structure |
| RC 300 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | Unknown or Other |
| LS600H | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | Electrical System |
| LS Hybrid | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TX | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| LC Hybrid | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RZ | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TX Hybrid | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RX350L | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| NX250 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| NX350 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TX Plug-IN Hybrid | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| LC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| NX450H+ | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| UX Hybrid | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| NX350H | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Lexus complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Lexus had?
117 NHTSA recall campaigns name Lexus vehicles (model years 1990–2026). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 30,793,032, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Lexus model line has the most complaints?
ES350: 1,302 complaints over 14 model years (93.0 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Lexus?
air bags (184.3 per 1,000 mentions), vehicle speed control (117.2 per 1,000 mentions), power train (108.8 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.