FaultScore

Worst years for a Lexus GS 350

Owners have filed 208 complaints about the Lexus GS 350 with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2018. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Lexus GS 350

67 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2017 Lexus GS 350

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lexus GS 350 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
2018 1 0 0 Body & Structure
2017 B 10 1 0 Seat Belts
2016 4 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2015 C 20 3 0 52,300 Steering
2014 D 20 8 0 29,958 Engine & Cooling
2013 F 36 6 0 11,000 Brakes
2011 4 1 0 Airbags
2010 9 1 0 17,800 Airbags
2009 C 11 5 0 9,500 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2008 D 25 7 0 84,000 Engine & Cooling
2007 F 67 12 2 53,649 Engine & Cooling
2006 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified

What breaks on a Lexus GS 350

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

Engine & Cooling 29 13.9%

Worst in 2007

Acceleration & Cruise Control 22 10.6%

Worst in 2007

Fuel & Propulsion 21 10.1%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 17 8.2%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 16 7.7%

Worst in 2013

Electrical System 14 6.7%

Worst in 2007

Steering 13 6.3%

Worst in 2015

Other & Unspecified 13 6.3%

Worst in 2013

Body & Structure 12 5.8%

Worst in 2013

Lights 11 5.3%

Worst in 2007

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 3.4%

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 2.9%

Worst in 2009

Suspension 5 2.4%

Worst in 2008

Tires 5 2.4%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lexus GS 350, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2007 peak 8 Mar 2023

Compare the Lexus GS 350

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