2001 Lexus Gs300: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 21 complaints
21
Total Complaints
132,074mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

76,259 25th Percentile
132,074 Median Mileage
154,884 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
3
POWER TRAIN
3
AIR BAGS
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2
ENGINE
2
PARKING BRAKE
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
WHEELS
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, IT ALSO OCCASIONALLY BECOMES DEPRESSED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *SLC"
"ALL BALL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE FIRST WEEK AFTER WE GOT THE CAR THE FRONT BERRING WAS REPLACED SENT IT BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE BACK BEARING WAS REPLACED CAR TAKEN BACK THE OTHER TWO BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. OTHER INCIDENT CALL WAS BACK TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE LIGHT ON AND SMELL OF R..."
"ALL BALL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE FIRST WEEK AFTER WE GOT THE CAR THE FRONT BERRING WAS REPLACED SENT IT BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE BACK BEARING WAS REPLACED CAR TAKEN BACK THE OTHER TWO BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. OTHER INCIDENT CALL WAS BACK TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE LIGHT ON AND SMELL OF R..."

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