2007 Lexus Gx470: Reliability Data

34
Total Complaints
77,000mi
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.

49,500 25th Percentile
77,000 Median Mileage
117,615 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
ENGINE
2
AIR BAGS
2
SUSPENSION
2
STRUCTURE
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
POWER TRAIN
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED REPAIRS WITHOUT SUCCESS. DEALERSHIP ADVISOR SAID THEY COULD NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. *TR"
"2007 LEXUS GX470 STILL ACCELERATED AFTER SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. OWNER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DISCOVERED THE FLOOR MAT WAS WEDGED UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR. *JB"
"AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND APPLYING BRAKE WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. MY WIFE HAD THE BRAKE PUSHED AS HARD AS SHE COULD BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT HIT AN EMBANKMENT. SHE SLID INTO THE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL AND WA..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 complaints
Median: 32,000 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY 4 complaints
Median: 100,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 7 KY: 3 MS: 3 CA: 2 OH: 2 AZ: 2 IL: 2 AL: 2 KS: 2 NY: 1

Who Files Complaints?

2.9%
Original Owners
97.1%
Second+ Owners

Lexus Gx470 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2003645
2004488
2005386
2006383

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