1997 Lexus Ls400: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 23 complaints
23
Total Complaints
198,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

25,000 25th Percentile
198,000 Median Mileage
222,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ENGINE
2
TIRES
2
STRUCTURE
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
3
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"COTTER PINS ON THE UPPER FRONT 'A' FRAME WERE UNDERSIZED AND RUSTED."
"DOORS NOT DESIGNED TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, TRAPPING PASSENGERS WHO ARE LEFT IN VEHICLE."
"VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE AREA. ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS BURNED OUT. *AK MR. DAVIS WROTE IN SAYING THIS IS NOT HIS VEHICLE, NOR HAS HIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS DESCRIBED, HE HAS NOT FILED ANY COMP..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28