Lexus GS
Owners filed 156 complaints across 25 model years of the Lexus GS. The 2006 drew the most (44); the 2020 the fewest (0).
Model years25
Complaints156
Recalls21
Fires1
Deaths1
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 | 2 | 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 | 15 | 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 |
Which Lexus GS years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 44 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.