1999 Lexus Es300: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 35 complaints
35
Total Complaints
85,135mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

80,000 25th Percentile
85,135 Median Mileage
108,810 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
SEAT BELTS
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY A PIECE OF METAL OR STEEL PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK. ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, THERE WAS NO PROTECTION FOR GAS TANKS. A SIMILAR PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN TO THE FORD. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT WOULD SWERVE RIGHT OR LEFT INTO ANOTHER LANE VERY QUICKLY. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN. PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A COMMON CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK"
"REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT HOLD CHILD'S SAFETY SEAT FIRMLY. YH"

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