Worst years for a Lexus LS
Owners have filed 293 complaints about the Lexus LS with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2025. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Lexus LS 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2023 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seats |
| 2021 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8,300 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2014 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2012 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2011 | C | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2010 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 40,000 | Brakes |
| 2009 | B | 23 | 0 | 0 | 58,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | D | 59 | 0 | 2 | 87,000 | Brakes |
| 2007 | D | 58 | 3 | 0 | 98,181 | Brakes |
| 2006 | D | 26 | 9 | 0 | 54,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2005 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1,850 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2004 | C | 11 | 2 | 0 | 40,959 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2002 | B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 77,340 | Body & Structure |
| 2001 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2000 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1999 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1998 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1997 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1996 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1994 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 145,000 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Lexus LS
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2018
Worst in 2009
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2008
Worst in 2013
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Lexus LS, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Lexus LS
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.