Lexus GS
Owners filed 158 complaints across 25 model years of the Lexus GS. The 2006 drew the most (44).
Which Lexus GS years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Lexus GS 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.
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 GS model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2007 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2006 | 44 | 6 | — | 2 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Wheels › Rim | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | Latches/Locks/Linkages › Trunk Lid › Lock | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.