Lexus air bags problems
Across all Lexus models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,409 complaints involve air bags. The ES350 accounts for the largest share (36%). The single worst model year is the 2007 ES350 with 254 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,409 about air bags, all Lexus models
- Most affected
- ES350 36% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 749 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 487 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lexus models
Worst model years for air bags
- 2007 Lexus ES350254 complaints
- 2008 Lexus ES350170 complaints
- 2011 Lexus ES350145 complaints
- 2010 Lexus ES350108 complaints
- 2009 Lexus ES350101 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 12 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 22 |
| 1999 | 23 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 22 |
| 2002 | 52 |
| 2003 | 47 |
| 2004 | 97 |
| 2005 | 70 |
| 2006 | 150 |
| 2007 | 451 |
| 2008 | 310 |
| 2009 | 151 |
| 2010 | 236 |
| 2011 | 260 |
| 2012 | 150 |
| 2013 | 35 |
| 2014 | 21 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2021 | 75 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 749 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.