Lexus GX470
Owners filed 210 complaints across 7 model years of the Lexus GX470. The 2004 drew the most (65).
Model years7
Complaints210
Recalls5
Fires1
Deaths0
Which Lexus GX470 years should you avoid?
Going by 210 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Lexus GX470 years to avoid are 2004.
- 200465 complaints, 2.2× a typical GX470 year, most often about the airbags.
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 GX470 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Seats | Routine | |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | — | 3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2007 | 27 | 0 | — | 5 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2006 | 28 | 1 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 30 | 1 | — | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2004Avoid | 65 | 1 | — | 10 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2003 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Unknown or Other | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.