Lexus ES350 by model year

1,631 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Lexus ES350 across 19 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 ES350

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
2007	613
2008	276
2009	154
2010	150
2011	161
2012	94
2013	29
2014	42
2015	23
2016	27
2017	26
2018	7
2019	6
2020	10
2021	6
2022	5
2023	2

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2025				25
2024				26
2023	2			26
2022	5			26
2021	6			26
2020	10		1	26
2019	6		2	26
2018	7		2	24
2017	26	Wipers, windshield & visibility (15%)	1	24	5 stars
2016	27	Brakes (11%)	1	24	5 stars
2015	23		1	24
2014	42	Electrical system (19%)	1	24	5 stars
2013	29	Wipers, windshield & visibility (17%)	1	24	5 stars
2012	94	Air bags (84%)	3	22	3 stars
2011	161	Air bags (90%)	3	22
2010	150	Air bags (72%)	5	22
2009	154	Air bags (66%)	5	22
2008	276	Air bags (62%)	4	22
2007	613	Air bags (41%)	4	22