FaultScore

Worst years for a Lexus LX470

Owners have filed 101 complaints about the Lexus LX470 with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2007. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

2005 Lexus LX470

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

Cleanest on record

1999 Lexus LX470

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lexus LX470 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
2007 6 0 0 84,150 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 9 2 0 Airbags
2005 C 10 2 0 85,300 Transmission & Drivetrain
2004 2 0 0 Body & Structure
2003 C 24 1 0 155,000 Steering
2002 7 0 1 30,800 Brakes
2001 6 1 0 139,000 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2000 C 18 2 0 129,000 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1999 B 14 1 0 106,000 Brakes
1998 5 1 0 Brakes

What breaks on a Lexus LX470

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

Brakes 19 18.8%

Worst in 1999

Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 10.9%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 9 8.9%

Worst in 2006

Steering 9 8.9%

Worst in 2003

Body & Structure 9 8.9%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 7 6.9%

Worst in 2003

Suspension 7 6.9%

Worst in 2000

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 5.0%

Worst in 2005

Stability & Traction Control 5 5.0%

Worst in 2000

Tires 4 4.0%

Worst in 1999

Lights 3 3.0%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 3.0%

Worst in 1999

Engine & Cooling 2 2.0%

Worst in 2003

Fuel & Propulsion 2 2.0%

Worst in 1999

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lexus LX470, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2000 peak 4 Apr 2022

Compare the Lexus LX470

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