THIS SERIES OF LEXUS APPARENTLY HAS A DEFECT OF THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT CAUSE THE MIRROR INSIDE SURFACE TO CLOUD UP TO THE POINT OF BEING INOPERATIVE. MY UNIT BEGAN TO FAIL EARLY IN THE CAR'S LIFE BUT JUST AS THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED IT BECAME NEARLY USELESS. LEXUS NOR THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THIS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR
1996 Lexus GS
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the body and frame. No safety recall has been issued.
Most common 1996 Lexus GS problems
1 of the 1 complaints (100%) are about the body and frame.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Body · body and frame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsAll 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2006| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 — this page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.