Lexus LS430

Owners filed 154 complaints across 5 model years of the Lexus LS430. The 2001 drew the most (52).

Model years5
Complaints154
Recalls2
Fires3
Deaths1

Which Lexus LS430 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Lexus LS430 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

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 LS430 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
200521
019Vehicle Speed ControlFatalities reported
200428
2—4Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
200323
0—3StructureRoutine
200230
018Latches/Locks/LinkagesRoutine
200152
0110Structure › Body › Trunk LidRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.