Lexus ES300 by model year

862 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Lexus ES300 across 12 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 ES300

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
1992	46
1993	53
1994	50
1995	55
1996	44
1997	50
1998	61
1999	35
2000	78
2001	36
2002	194
2003	147

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2003	147	Cruise control (33%)		21
2002	194	Cruise control (26%)	2	21
2001	36	Brakes (22%)		20
2000	78	Wipers, windshield & visibility (14%)		20
1999	35	Engine (34%)		19
1998	61	Air bags (15%)	1	20
1997	50	Cruise control (16%)	2	19
1996	44	Engine (30%)	1	21
1995	55	Brakes (16%)	1	21
1994	50	Seat belts (20%)	1	18
1993	53	Electrical system (19%)		18
1992	46	Air bags (13%)	1	18 to 19