Lexus GS300 vs Toyota Camry Solara

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 GS300	Toyota Camry Solara
Complaints on file	446	1,108
Model years covered	1993–2014	1999–2009
Worst model year	2006	2004
Best model year	2001	2003
Crashes reported	51	239
Fires reported	8	18
Injuries reported	21	117
Deaths reported	1	7
Most complained-about part	Acceleration & Cruise Control	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	18.2%	34.4%

Lexus GS300 by year

7 7 12 2 91 56 45 21 15 16 6 2 164 1 1

93 94 95 96 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 13 14

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 85 19.1%

Brakes 44 9.9%

Lights 41 9.2%

Engine & Cooling 40 9.0%

Suspension 40 9.0%

Electrical System 34 7.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 26 5.8%

Steering 20 4.5%

Toyota Camry Solara by year

109 80 66 67 34 204 131 159 158 99 1

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 174 15.7%

Airbags 130 11.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 130 11.7%

Engine & Cooling 80 7.2%

Brakes 70 6.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 5.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 61 5.5%

Other & Unspecified 58 5.2%