Lexus electrical system problems
Across all Lexus models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,097 complaints involve electrical system. The LS400 accounts for the largest share (12%). The single worst model year is the 1993 LS400 with 44 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,097 about electrical system, all Lexus models
- Most affected
- LS400 12% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 624 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 69 and 65
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lexus models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 1993 Lexus LS40044 complaints
- 1994 Lexus LS40044 complaints
- 2006 Lexus RX Hybrid29 complaints
- 2024 Lexus NX20 complaints
- 2024 Lexus RX20 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 20 |
| 1993 | 57 |
| 1994 | 53 |
| 1995 | 32 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 25 |
| 1999 | 27 |
| 2000 | 27 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2004 | 24 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 92 |
| 2007 | 96 |
| 2008 | 73 |
| 2009 | 26 |
| 2010 | 55 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 26 |
| 2013 | 35 |
| 2014 | 44 |
| 2015 | 40 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 57 |
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2026 | 16 |
Among the 624 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.