2016 Lexus ES350 problems
Owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Lexus ES350. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 11% of complaints. After that come air bags (7%) and cruise control (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 11% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 18,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 14 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 18,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Lexus ES350 with enough data (24 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 lexus es350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25-30 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to slow or stop the vehicle. The vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. There was no injuries sustained by either drivers. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop to be repaired.
The car has a system just like a computer. The 'mouse' has a light that flits over the screen. It is very hard to control while driving and I find it more dangerous then texting while driving. You really should look into this.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 lexus es350. While the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, the sun roof exploded and glass shattered outside of the vehicle. The side cover was closed due to the failure. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000.
On feb. 25, 2020 at approximately 7 am I was driving along a local route in hicksville, ny in my 2016 lexus es 350 traveling approx. 40 MPH. All of a sudden I heard what sounded like a gunshot. The next thing I knew I heard glass rattling around on my roof. I pulled over and noticed that my sunroof (panoramic roof) had shattered into 1 thousand pieces.