Reliability & cost of ownership
Lexus Es300 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lexus Es300? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Lexus Es300 problems by model year
7 recall entries and 561 owner complaints on file across 12 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Es300 | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Es300 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Es300 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Es300 | 0 | 116 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Es300 | 2 | 153 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Es300 | 0 | 29 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Es300 | 0 | 56 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Es300 | 0 | 27 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 Es300 | 1 | 51 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 Es300 | 2 | 45 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1996 Es300 | 1 | 37 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1995 Es300 | 1 | 38 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lexus Es300, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- vehicle speed control140 complaints
- power train101 complaints
- engine and engine cooling59 complaints
- electrical system54 complaints
- air bags53 complaints
- service brakes51 complaints
- hydraulic44 complaints
- visibility23 complaints