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Worst years for a Lexus LS430

Owners have filed 169 complaints about the Lexus LS430 with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2005. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Avoid

2001 Lexus LS430

62 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

2004 Lexus LS430

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lexus LS430 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
2005 D 31 13 2 53,100 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2004 C 12 1 0 75,500 Steering
2003 C 25 3 0 45,000 Body & Structure
2002 D 39 12 1 55,000 Body & Structure
2001 F 62 14 1 61,000 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Lexus LS430

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

Body & Structure 36 21.3%

Worst in 2001

Acceleration & Cruise Control 27 16.0%

Worst in 2005

Doors, Latches & Locks 16 9.5%

Worst in 2001

Brakes 14 8.3%

Worst in 2001

Airbags 12 7.1%

Worst in 2005

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 4.1%

Worst in 2001

Steering 6 3.6%

Worst in 2001

Equipment & Accessories 6 3.6%

Worst in 2001

Other & Unspecified 6 3.6%

Worst in 2001

Engine & Cooling 5 3.0%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 5 3.0%

Worst in 2001

Tires 5 3.0%

Worst in 2005

Wheels 5 3.0%

Worst in 2005

Electrical System 4 2.4%

Worst in 2001

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lexus LS430, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2000 peak 9 Dec 2022

Compare the Lexus LS430

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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