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Lexus LS

Every Lexus LS model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years301 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112015 to 2026
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins419Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 14, 47% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0510152015201620181420192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Lexus LS complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
7
Electrical system
4
Wheels
4
Tires
3
Fuel system
3
Seats
3
Brakes
3
Steering
2
Driver assistance
2
Airbags
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lexus LS model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Lexus LS by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone0022
2025Sedan10.0252031
2024Not decoded0NoneNone2034
2023Sedan10.0142068
2022Not decoded0NoneNone0035
2021Sedan50.0591034
2020Not decoded0NoneNone1032
2019Sedan10.071031
2018Sedan140.01172059
2016Sedan520.0360057
2015Sedan30.0190016
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus LS

  • 25V-744 Oct 30, 2025
    Software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.02M vehicles
  • 25V-595 Sep 11, 2025
    Due to an error in the instrument panel software at vehicle startup, the instrument panel may fail to display vehicle speed, brake system, and…
    Electrical system · 591k vehicles
  • 24V-275 Apr 17, 2024
    As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
    Airbags · 509 vehicles
  • 24V-124 Feb 21, 2024
    Due to incorrect programming of the parking-assist electronic control unit (ECU) software, the rearview camera image may not immediately display…
    Back-over prevention · 19k vehicles
  • 19V-134 Feb 27, 2019
    Tire-on-wheel assembly process may have caused the reinforcement layer to crack, possibly resulting in the tire tread layer separating from the tire
    Tires · 6,296 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.