Worst years for a Lexus LS400
Owners have filed 424 complaints about the Lexus LS400 with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 2001. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
1993 Lexus LS40083 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Lexus LS400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2000 | B | 16 | 3 | 0 | 101,309 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1999 | C | 27 | 8 | 0 | 89,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1998 | C | 52 | 8 | 0 | 110,700 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1997 | C | 23 | 5 | 3 | 198,000 | Brakes |
| 1996 | C | 24 | 4 | 1 | 116,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | C | 48 | 4 | 0 | 118,000 | Electrical System |
| 1994 | C | 76 | 3 | 0 | 90,000 | Electrical System |
| 1993 | D | 83 | 5 | 1 | 110,900 | Electrical System |
| 1992 | — | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1991 | — | 27 | 7 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 36 | 6 | 1 | 120,000 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Lexus LS400
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1990
Worst in 1998
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1998
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1991
Worst in 1995
Exactly what failed on a Lexus LS400
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Lexus LS400, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Lexus LS400 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Lexus LS400
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.