MYRModel Year Report

Lexus ES350 — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2007 · Best bets: 2012, 2010, 2009, 2011

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Lexus ES350 Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2023 highlighted. 2007: 465 complaints 2007 2008: 255 complaints 2009: 145 complaints 2010: 137 complaints 2010 2011: 153 complaints 2012: 89 complaints 2013: 23 complaints 2013 2014: 16 complaints 2015: 16 complaints 2016: 21 complaints 2016 2017: 22 complaints 2018: 5 complaints 2019: 5 complaints 2019 2020: 5 complaints 2021: 5 complaints 2022: 2 complaints 2022 2023: 1 complaints 2023
2023: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
2007465
2008255
2009145
2010137
2011153
201289
201323
201416
201516
201621
201722
20185
20195
20205
20215
20222
20231

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2023 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2022 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2021 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2018 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2017 Not enough data 22 Only 22 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2016 Not enough data 21 Only 21 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2015 Not enough data 16 Only 16 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2014 Not enough data 16 Only 16 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2013 Not enough data 23 Only 23 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2012 Recommended 89 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2011 Recommended 153 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2010 Recommended 137 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2009 Recommended 145 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2008 Caution 255 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2007 Avoid 465 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.