FaultScore

Worst years for a Lexus GX470

Owners have filed 239 complaints about the Lexus GX470 with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2009. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Avoid

2003 Lexus GX470

64 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2006 Lexus GX470

38 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lexus GX470 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
2009 1 0 0 Seats
2008 C 16 6 0 58,000 Brakes
2007 C 34 5 0 77,000 Body & Structure
2006 C 38 3 0 89,000 Airbags
2005 C 38 6 0 70,207 Airbags
2004 D 48 8 0 87,000 Airbags
2003 D 64 5 1 32,432 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Lexus GX470

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

Body & Structure 37 15.5%

Worst in 2004

Airbags 36 15.1%

Worst in 2004

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 10.0%

Worst in 2003

Brakes 23 9.6%

Worst in 2008

Acceleration & Cruise Control 21 8.8%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 19 7.9%

Worst in 2003

Suspension 15 6.3%

Worst in 2003

Engine & Cooling 14 5.9%

Worst in 2003

Stability & Traction Control 9 3.8%

Worst in 2003

Electrical System 8 3.3%

Worst in 2005

Steering 6 2.5%

Worst in 2003

Fuel & Propulsion 5 2.1%

Worst in 2003

Seat Belts 5 2.1%

Worst in 2006

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.7%

Worst in 2004

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lexus GX470, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2003 peak 11 Jul 2021

Compare the Lexus GX470

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