Lexus seat belts problems
Across all Lexus models in NHTSA's complaint database, 200 complaints involve seat belts. The ES300 accounts for the largest share (18%). The single worst model year is the 1994 ES300 with 10 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 200 about seat belts, all Lexus models
- Most affected
- ES300 18% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 101 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 46 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lexus models
Worst model years for seat belts
- 1994 Lexus ES30010 complaints
- 1995 Lexus LS40010 complaints
- 1999 Lexus RX30010 complaints
- 1998 Lexus ES3007 complaints
- 1994 Lexus LS4006 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 18 |
| 1995 | 16 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 13 |
| 1999 | 20 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
Among the 101 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.