Lexus LS400
Owners filed 338 complaints across 12 model years of the Lexus LS400. The 1994 drew the most (68).
Which Lexus LS400 years should you avoid?
No Lexus LS400 year stands out. Across the 4 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 55), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
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 LS400 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2000 | 12 | 1 | — | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1999 | 22 | 1 | — | 7 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1998 | 45 | 1 | — | 7 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1997 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1996 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 1995 | 39 | 2 | — | 4 | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 1994 | 68 | 0 | — | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1993 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | Routine | |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.