FaultScore

Lexus ES 330 problems

Owners have filed 188 complaints about the Lexus ES 330 with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2004. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every Lexus ES 330 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2004 188 38 5 19,100 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Lexus ES 330

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2004

Brakes 16 8.5%

Worst in 2004

Airbags 14 7.4%

Worst in 2004

Engine & Cooling 10 5.3%

Worst in 2004

Electrical System 6 3.2%

Worst in 2004

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 2.1%

Worst in 2004

Seat Belts 4 2.1%

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 3 1.6%

Worst in 2004

Lights 3 1.6%

Worst in 2004

Fuel & Propulsion 3 1.6%

Worst in 2004

Other & Unspecified 3 1.6%

Worst in 2004

Steering 2 1.1%

Worst in 2004

Suspension 2 1.1%

Worst in 2004

Exactly what failed on a Lexus ES 330

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Automatic Transmission 48 60.0%
Accelerator Pedal 13 16.3%
Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) 6 7.5%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 4 5.0%
Engine 2 2.5%
Cruise Control 2 2.5%
Frontal 2 2.5%
Instrument Cluster/Panel 1 1.3%
Antilock 1 1.3%
Driveline 1 1.3%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lexus ES 330, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2003 peak 15 Apr 2019

Compare the Lexus ES 330

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.