2000 Lexus Es300: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 78 complaints
78
Total Complaints
88,500mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
23
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile
88,500 Median Mileage
126,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6
AIR BAGS
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
4
ENGINE
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
POWER TRAIN
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2

Severity Assessment

23
Crashes
1
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"REARVIEW MIRROR DOES NOT MOVE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO SEE OUT OF 25% OF THE REAR WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK"
"ENGINE FAILED THREE TIMES IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT NOTICE. CAR STALLS, ENGINE VIBRATES, WILL NOT ACCELERATE, HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON ONE OCCASION."
"ON SEPTEMBER 7 WITH THE SERVICEMANGER AND MECHANIC TESTING THE VEHICLE AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IT DOWNSHIFTED FROM 4TH TO 1ST GEAR, STARTED JERKING, AND MOVING ON IT'S ON AT A SLOW UNCONTROLLED PACE BY COMPUTER ONLY. DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENE..."

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