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Best and worst years for the Lexus ES

Of the 12 model years of the Lexus ES with enough data to compare, the 2019 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (46), and the 2009 has the fewest (4).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Lexus ES 0 25 50 1996: 0 '96 1997: 1 1998: 0 '98 1999: 1 2000: 2 '00 2001: 0 2002: 10 '02 2003: 10 2004: 7 '04 2005: 44 44 '05 2006: 1 '06 2007: 28 2008: 15 '08 2009: 4 4 '09 2010: 5 5 '10 2011: 34 2012: 19 '12 2013: 18 2014: 0 '14 2015: 0 2016: 1 '16 2017: 0 2018: 5 '18 2019: 46 46 '19 2020: 19 '20 2021: 29 2022: 12 '22 2023: 12 2024: 9 '24 2025: 10
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19960
19971
19980
19991
20002
20010
200210
200310
20047
200544
20061
200728
200815
20094
20105
201134
201219
201318
20140
20150
20161
20170
20185
201946
202019
202129
202212
202312
20249
202510

What stands out

The 2019 stands out, with about 2.5 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2005, 2007, 2011, 2021.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2019 and 2005. Or the years with the fewest: 2009 and 2010.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20251010
202499
20231212
20221212
20212929
20201922
20194655
201858
201703
2016113
201507
201404
20131850
20121936
20113460
2010547
2009429
20081578
200728164
2006112
20054475
2004721
20031037
20021048
200103
200029
199918
199803
199712
199602