Reliability & cost of ownership
Lexus Es350 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lexus Es350? 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 Es350 problems by model year
33 recall entries and 1365 owner complaints on file across 17 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Es350 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Es350 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Es350 | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Es350 | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Es350 | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Es350 | 2 | 5 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Es350 | 1 | 22 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Es350 | 1 | 21 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Es350 | 1 | 16 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Es350 | 1 | 16 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Es350 | 1 | 23 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Es350 | 3 | 89 | 3.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Es350 | 3 | 153 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Es350 | 5 | 137 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Es350 | 5 | 145 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Es350 | 5 | 255 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Es350 | 5 | 465 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lexus Es350, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags803 complaints
- vehicle speed control212 complaints
- structure77 complaints
- unknown or other69 complaints
- electrical system51 complaints
- service brakes50 complaints
- power train38 complaints
- visibility29 complaints