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Lexus GS400 problems

Owners have filed 80 complaints about the Lexus GS400 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2000. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.

Every Lexus GS400 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
2000 — 9 1 0 — Acceleration & Cruise Control
1999 — 29 11 0 86,616 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1998 — 41 21 0 78,000 Airbags
1994 — 1 0 0 — Electrical System

What breaks on a Lexus GS400

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

Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 17.5%

Worst in 1999

Brakes 12 15.0%

Worst in 1998

Airbags 10 12.5%

Worst in 1998

Suspension 9 11.3%

Worst in 1999

Electrical System 8 10.0%

Worst in 1999

Seat Belts 6 7.5%

Worst in 1998

Engine & Cooling 5 6.3%

Worst in 1998

Tires 4 5.0%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 3 3.8%

Worst in 1998

Lights 3 3.8%

Worst in 1999

Steering 2 2.5%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 1.3%

Worst in 1999

Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.3%

Worst in 1999

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.3%

Worst in 1998

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lexus GS400, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 1998 peak 5 May 2019

Compare the Lexus GS400

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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