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Lexus ES Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 668 owner complaints across 30 model years of the Lexus ES (1996–2025). The most-complained-about year is 2007.

4
safety recalls, all years
668
owner complaints, all years
2023
year with most recalls
2007
year with most complaints

Pick your Lexus ES model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2025 Lexus ES15
2024 Lexus ES29
2023 Lexus ES210
2022 Lexus ES010
2021 Lexus ES128
2020 Lexus ES118
2019 Lexus ES134
2018 Lexus ES05
2017 Lexus ES02
2016 Lexus ES09
2015 Lexus ES05
2014 Lexus ES04
2013 Lexus ES034
2012 Lexus ES031
2011 Lexus ES046
2010 Lexus ES041
2009 Lexus ES028
2008 Lexus ES068
2007 Lexus ES0125
2006 Lexus ES012
2005 Lexus ES058
2004 Lexus ES016
2003 Lexus ES023
2002 Lexus ES027
2001 Lexus ES02
2000 Lexus ES06
1999 Lexus ES08
1998 Lexus ES01
1997 Lexus ES02
1996 Lexus ES01

What Lexus ES owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 668 complaints with NHTSA. The 2007 model year has the most, with 125.

All Lexus ES recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Lexus ES, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Display function (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 25V744000 Reported 1,024,407 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle…

    Remedy: Dealers will update the parking assist software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB13…

    Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025

  2. Display function (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 24V124000 Reported 18,616 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Mirai, Lexus LS500, LS500H, 2023-2024 Lexus ES250, ES300H, ES350, 2024 Lexus LC500, and LC500H vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Due to incorrect programming of the parking-assist electronic control unit (ECU) software, the rearview…

    Remedy: Dealers will update the parking assist ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall…

    Model years: 2023, 2024

  3. Occupant classification (air bags)

    NHTSA 23V865000 Reported 999,901 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H vehicles. A short circuit may develop in the Occupant…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the sensor as necessary, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed in February 2024. Some final remedy owner letters were mailed October 31, 2024.…

    Model years: 2020, 2021

  4. Knee bolster (air bags)

    NHTSA 19V288000 Reported 564 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus ES vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with a driver knee air bag assembly mounted to the lower instrument panel (IP) that may have been improperly installed, possibly affecting the deployment of the knee air bag in the event of a crash.

    Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver knee air bag assembly, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 8, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at…

    Model years: 2019

Other Lexus models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.