Lexus GS300
Owners filed 333 complaints across 19 model years of the Lexus GS300. The 2006 drew the most (124).
Model years19
Complaints333
Recalls12
Fires5
Deaths1
Which Lexus GS300 years should you avoid?
Going by 333 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Lexus GS300 years to avoid are 2006.
- 2006124 complaints, 2.5× a typical GS300 year, most often about the headlights.
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 GS300 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006Avoid | 124 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 17 | 0 | — | 2 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 | — | 8 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1998 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 1995 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint | Routine | |
| 1994 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1993 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.