Lexus seats problems
Across all Lexus models in NHTSA's complaint database, 112 complaints involve seats. The ES300 accounts for the largest share (11%). The single worst model year is the 1998 ES300 with 4 seats complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 112 about seats, all Lexus models
- Most affected
- ES300 11% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 25,000 miles 53 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 6
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lexus models
Worst model years for seats
- 1998 Lexus ES3004 complaints
- 2015 Lexus RC 3504 complaints
- 1997 Lexus ES3003 complaints
- 2004 Lexus GX4703 complaints
- 1995 Lexus LS4003 complaints
Seats complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 |
Among the 53 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 25,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.