Lexus ES Hybrid

Owners filed 45 complaints across 14 model years of the Lexus ES Hybrid. The 2014 drew the most (10).

Model years14
Complaints45
Recalls13
Fires0
Deaths0

Which Lexus ES Hybrid years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Lexus ES Hybrid model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026. Complaints take a few years to arrive, so a new model year looks better than it is.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Lexus ES Hybrid model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
2026Too new1
0——Unknown or OtherRoutine
2025Too new0
1———Routine
20240
2———Routine
20230
2———Routine
20223
1—1Forward Collision Avoidance › Adaptive Cruise ControlRoutine
20212
1——Electrical SystemRoutine
20201
2——Air BagsRoutine
20191
1——Exterior LightingRoutine
20185
0—1Seat BeltsRoutine
20171
0——Power TrainRoutine
20167
0—2Service BrakesRoutine
20156
1—1Power TrainRoutine
201410
1—3Electrical SystemRoutine
20138
1—4Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.