Toyota Toyota Truck vs Lexus LS400

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	Toyota Toyota Truck	Lexus LS400
Complaints on file	176	424
Model years covered	1982–2003	1990–2001
Worst model year	1993	1993
Best model year	1995	2000
Crashes reported	18	58
Fires reported	4	8
Injuries reported	9	33
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	18.2%	23.3%

Toyota Toyota Truck by year

2 1 6 1 7 7 8 9 14 17 26 21 12 6 5 7 14 7 6

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

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 26 14.8%

Body & Structure 26 14.8%

Brakes 20 11.4%

Tires 20 11.4%

Seat Belts 16 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 8.0%

Steering 12 6.8%

Suspension 7 4.0%

Lexus LS400 by year

36 27 10 83 76 48 24 23 52 27 16 2

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Electrical System 131 30.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 48 11.3%

Brakes 26 6.1%

Lights 26 6.1%

Seat Belts 25 5.9%

Airbags 20 4.7%

Tires 20 4.7%

Engine & Cooling 18 4.2%