Lexus ES350 vs GMC Jimmy

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Lexus ES350	GMC Jimmy
Complaints on file	1,531	3,778
Model years covered	2007–2023	1982–2004
Worst model year	2007	1995
Best model year	2016	2001
Crashes reported	198	421
Fires reported	11	70
Injuries reported	120	214
Deaths reported	5	7
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	21.8%	18.8%

Lexus ES350 by year

529 276 154 150 161 94 29 26 23 27 26 7 6 10 6 5 2

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 806 52.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 214 14.0%

Body & Structure 78 5.1%

Other & Unspecified 69 4.5%

Electrical System 52 3.4%

Brakes 50 3.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 48 3.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 38 2.5%

GMC Jimmy by year

1 2 5 6 3 6 15 17 15 139 134 263 424 713 605 421 355 202 307 141 1 3

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03 04

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 1,334 35.3%

Engine & Cooling 343 9.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 336 8.9%

Suspension 289 7.6%

Electrical System 235 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 231 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 172 4.6%

Airbags 111 2.9%