Lexus ES350 — Years to Avoid
Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.
Avoid These Years
2011 Lexus ES350
161 complaints (619% of segment average)
Main issue: 2011 LEXUS ES350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HER HUSBAND MOVED THE GEAR FROM PARK, TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SHOT OUT LIKE A ROCKET. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH AND BROKE AN IRON GATE, SMASHED SOME ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TOOK DOWN A TREE AND
2010 Lexus ES350
150 complaints (577% of segment average)
Main issue: LOCATION: 605 NORTH, BEFORE DEL AMO BLVD. EXIT. AT 5 PM ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 I WAS IN THE EXTREME LEFT LANE OF THE FREEWAY, NEXT TO THE CARPOOL LANE. A LIGHT GRAY TRUCK (WITH FLATBED) SWERVED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. THERE WERE JUST A COUPLE FEET OF DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TRUCK AN
2012 Lexus ES350
94 complaints (362% of segment average)
Main issue: "TAKATA RECALL" WE JUST BOUGHT A LEXUS350ES IN SEPTEMBER 2016, AND WERE NOT AWARE OF THE TAKATA RECALL UNTIL WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON 2/17/17. THE LETTER STATED THAT "LEXUS IS CURRENTLY PREPARING THE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WILL SEND ANOTHER NOTIFICATION TO ALL AFFECTED OWNERS WHEN THE
Safe to Buy
2022 Lexus ES350
5 complaints — well below segment average
2021 Lexus ES350
6 complaints — well below segment average
2019 Lexus ES350
6 complaints — well below segment average
2018 Lexus ES350
7 complaints — well below segment average
2020 Lexus ES350
10 complaints — well below segment average
2015 Lexus ES350
23 complaints — well below segment average