Lexus ES problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Lexus ES model year, from official NHTSA data.
542
NHTSA complaints
4
recall campaigns
495
service bulletins (TSBs)
2
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Lexus ES | 4 | 1 | — |
| 2024 Lexus ES | 9 | 2 | — |
| 2023 Lexus ES | 10 | 2 | — |
| 2022 Lexus ES | 8 | 0 | — |
| 2021 Lexus ES | 28 | 1 | 48 |
| 2020 Lexus ES | 18 | 1 | — |
| 2019 Lexus ES | 34 | 1 | 57 |
| 2018 Lexus ES | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2016 Lexus ES | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2015 Lexus ES | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2014 Lexus ES | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2013 Lexus ES | 33 | 0 | 48 |
| 2012 Lexus ES | 31 | 0 | 43 |
| 2011 Lexus ES | 46 | 0 | 55 |
| 2010 Lexus ES | 41 | 0 | 49 |
| 2009 Lexus ES | 28 | 0 | 43 |
| 2008 Lexus ES | 68 | 0 | 45 |
| 2007 Lexus ES | 125 | 0 | 29 |
| 2006 Lexus ES | 12 | 0 | — |
| 2005 Lexus ES | 58 | 0 | 30 |
| 2004 Lexus ES | 16 | 0 | — |
| 2003 Lexus ES | 23 | 0 | 24 |
| 2002 Lexus ES | 27 | 0 | 24 |
| 2000 Lexus ES | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1999 Lexus ES | 8 | 0 | — |
Common problems
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- UNWANTED ACCELERATION, FLOOR MATEA07010 · opened Aug 8, 2007 · closed Oct 11, 2007
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLDP05002 · opened Aug 5, 2005 · closed Jan 5, 2006