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Lexus stability control problems

Across all Lexus models in NHTSA's complaint database, 176 complaints involve stability control. The RX Hybrid accounts for the largest share (10%). The single worst model year is the 2006 RX Hybrid with 10 stability control complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
176 about stability control, all Lexus models
Most affected
RX Hybrid 10% of these complaints
Typical mileage
86,000 miles 146 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
29 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Lexus models

ModelComplaintsShare
RX Hybrid1710%
IS 250169%
RX350116%
IS106%
GS30095%
GX47095%
RX95%
LS85%
RX33074%
GX63%

Worst model years for stability control

  1. 2006 Lexus RX Hybrid10 complaints
  2. 2010 Lexus HS 250 Hybrid6 complaints
  3. 2007 Lexus IS 2506 complaints
  4. 2006 Lexus IS 2505 complaints
  5. 1998 Lexus GS3004 complaints

Stability control complaints by model year

Lexus stability control complaints by model year 0 20 40 1993: 1 '93 1998: 4 1999: 2 '99 2000: 7 2001: 2 '01 2002: 8 2003: 9 '03 2004: 5 2005: 6 '05 2006: 36 2007: 32 '07 2008: 15 2009: 2 '09 2010: 21 2011: 1 '11 2012: 9 2013: 1 '13 2014: 1 2015: 7 '15 2016: 4 2017: 2 '17 2019: 1
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints
19931
19984
19992
20007
20012
20028
20039
20045
20056
200636
200732
200815
20092
201021
20111
20129
20131
20141
20157
20164
20172
20191

Among the 146 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.