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Best and worst years for the Lexus ES300

Of the 12 model years of the Lexus ES300 with enough data to compare, the 2002 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (120), and the 1992 has the fewest (8).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Lexus ES300 0 75 150 1992: 8 8 '92 1993: 10 10 '93 1994: 15 '94 1995: 19 '95 1996: 21 '96 1997: 20 '97 1998: 28 '98 1999: 20 '99 2000: 41 '00 2001: 23 '01 2002: 120 120 '02 2003: 101 101 '03 2005: 0 '05 2006: 4 '06 2013: 8 '13
  • 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)
19928
199310
199415
199519
199621
199720
199828
199920
200041
200123
2002120
2003101
20050
20064
20138

What stands out

The 2002 stands out, with about 5.9 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2000, 2003.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2002 and 2003. Or the years with the fewest: 1992 and 1993.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
201388
200644
200501
2003101147
2002120194
20012336
20004178
19992035
19982861
19972050
19962144
19951955
19941550
19931053
1992846