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Worst years for a Lexus ES330

Owners have filed 282 complaints about the Lexus ES330 with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2010. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.

Avoid

2005 Lexus ES330

176 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly acceleration & cruise control.

Cleanest on record

2004 Lexus ES330

26 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lexus ES330 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
2010 — 1 0 0 — Airbags
2006 D 79 27 1 40,000 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2005 F 176 44 5 33,000 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2004 B 26 9 0 102,000 Airbags

What breaks on a Lexus ES330

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

Acceleration & Cruise Control 76 27.0%

Worst in 2005

Transmission & Drivetrain 54 19.1%

Worst in 2005

Airbags 50 17.7%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 19 6.7%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 19 6.7%

Worst in 2005

Electrical System 11 3.9%

Worst in 2005

Steering 10 3.5%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 8 2.8%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 8 2.8%

Worst in 2005

Lights 6 2.1%

Worst in 2005

Body & Structure 5 1.8%

Worst in 2005

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.4%

Worst in 2005

Suspension 3 1.1%

Worst in 2005

Stability & Traction Control 3 1.1%

Worst in 2006

Exactly what failed on a Lexus ES330

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

Automatic Transmission 36 61.0%
Accelerator Pedal 7 11.9%
Engine 5 8.5%
Body 3 5.1%
Occupant Classification 2 3.4%
Headlights 2 3.4%
Front Passenger 1 1.7%
Concealment Devices 1 1.7%
Floor Shift 1 1.7%
Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) 1 1.7%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lexus ES330, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2004 peak 21 May 2020

Compare the Lexus ES330

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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