Lexus ES by model year

868 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Lexus ES across 17 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Lexus ES

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2002	48
2003	37
2005	75
2007	164
2008	78
2009	29
2010	47
2011	60
2012	36
2013	50
2019	55
2020	22
2021	29
2023	12
2024	9
2025	10

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2026				44 to 46
2025	10		1
2024	9		2
2023	12		2
2021	29	Air bags (86%)	1
2020	22		1
2019	55	Fuel system (22%)	1
2013	50	Brakes (22%)
2012	36	Air bags (53%)
2011	60	Air bags (47%)
2010	47	Air bags (43%)
2009	29	Air bags (48%)
2008	78	Air bags (47%)
2007	164	Air bags (21%)
2005	75	Transmission (29%)
2003	37	Cruise control (16%)
2002	48	Engine (21%)