FaultScore

Worst years for a Lexus SC430

Owners have filed 120 complaints about the Lexus SC430 with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2008. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2002 Lexus SC430

46 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2007 Lexus SC430

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lexus SC430 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
2008 4 0 0 Airbags
2007 A 17 0 0 Airbags
2006 7 2 0 Airbags
2005 C 11 5 0 58,000 Airbags
2004 6 0 0 Airbags
2003 D 29 3 0 39,000 Airbags
2002 D 46 4 0 61,000 Airbags

What breaks on a Lexus SC430

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

Airbags 63 52.5%

Worst in 2002

Tires 8 6.7%

Worst in 2002

Brakes 7 5.8%

Worst in 2003

Suspension 7 5.8%

Worst in 2002

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 5.8%

Worst in 2002

Body & Structure 4 3.3%

Worst in 2002

Wheels 4 3.3%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 3 2.5%

Worst in 2002

Steering 3 2.5%

Worst in 2003

Stability & Traction Control 3 2.5%

Worst in 2002

Engine & Cooling 2 1.7%

Worst in 2002

Equipment & Accessories 2 1.7%

Worst in 2004

Other & Unspecified 2 1.7%

Worst in 2002

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 0.8%

Worst in 2003

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lexus SC430, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2002 peak 9 Apr 2023

Compare the Lexus SC430

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