Lexus LS500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 8 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Lexus LS500 (2018–2021). The most-complained-about year is 2018.

safety recalls, all years

owner complaints, all years

2019

year with most recalls

2018

year with most complaints

Pick your Lexus LS500 model year

Model year	Recalls	Complaints
2021 Lexus LS500	0	1
2020 Lexus LS500	1	0
2019 Lexus LS500	3	3
2018 Lexus LS500	2	4

What Lexus LS500 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA. The 2018 model year has the most, with 4.

Wheels2
Service brakes2
Structure1
Fuel/propulsion system1
Power train: gear position indication (prndl)1
Unknown or other1

All Lexus LS500 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Lexus LS500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

Fuel pump (fuel system)

NHTSA 20V682000 Reported November 4, 2020 1,525,742 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna, 2019-2020 Tundra, 2018-2020 Lexus ES350, 2017 Lexus…

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting January 21, 2021.…

Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020
Fuel pump (fuel system)

NHTSA 20V012000 Reported January 13, 2020 1,830,752 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13,…

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987.…

Model years: 2018, 2019
Service brakes and electronic stability control (esc)

NHTSA 19V544000 Reported July 24, 2019 6,925 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus LS500, LC500, ES300h, UX250h, LS500h, Toyota Prius, RAV4 HV, 2019-2020 Toyota Prius Prime, and 2020 Corolla HV vehicles. The brake booster pump may fail causing a deactivation of the Vehicle Stability Control system and a loss of braking assist. As such,…

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake booster pump, free of charge. The recall began September 20, 2019. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at…

Model years: 2019

Other Lexus models

ES3501,365 complaints
RX957 complaints
RX350808 complaints
RX300722 complaints
IS 250719 complaints
ES300681 complaints
ES668 complaints
IS596 complaints

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.