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Lexus ES250 problems

Owners have filed 39 complaints about the Lexus ES250 with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 2023. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Every Lexus ES250 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
2023 — 1 0 0 — Other & Unspecified
1996 — 1 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1995 — 1 1 0 — Airbags
1993 — 1 0 0 — Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1992 — 4 4 0 — Airbags
1991 — 19 0 1 — Engine & Cooling
1990 — 12 9 1 — Airbags

What breaks on a Lexus ES250

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

Airbags 8 20.5%

Worst in 1990

Engine & Cooling 4 10.3%

Worst in 1991

Brakes 4 10.3%

Worst in 1990

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 10.3%

Worst in 1991

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 7.7%

Worst in 1991

Body & Structure 3 7.7%

Worst in 1991

Suspension 3 7.7%

Worst in 1991

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 7.7%

Worst in 1991

Doors, Latches & Locks 3 7.7%

Worst in 1991

Fuel & Propulsion 1 2.6%

Worst in 1990

Tires 1 2.6%

Worst in 1992

Seat Belts 1 2.6%

Worst in 1990

Other & Unspecified 1 2.6%

Worst in 2023

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lexus ES250, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 5 May 2023

Compare the Lexus ES250

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

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