2008 Lexus Ls460L: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 20 complaints
20
Total Complaints
60,945mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

45,000 25th Percentile
60,945 Median Mileage
73,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ENGINE
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
1
EQUIPMENT
1
TIRES
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS 460L. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V309000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO VERIFIED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ..."
"I OWN A 2008 LEXUS 460 L . THERE IS NOW A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO VALVE SPRING PROBLEMS. I CALLED LEXUS IN BIRMINGHAM,ALABAMA (TOM WILLIAMS LEXUS) THEY CAN NOT TAKE MY VEHICLE UNTIL MARCH 23RD. OVER 4 1/2 MONTHS FROM NOW. THEY WILL ONLY SERVICE ONE CAR AT A TIME. THIS APPEARS TO BE RIDICULOUS FOR A ..."
"I OWN A 2008 LEXUS 460 L . THERE IS NOW A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO VALVE SPRING PROBLEMS. I CALLED LEXUS IN BIRMINGHAM,ALABAMA (TOM WILLIAMS LEXUS) THEY CAN NOT TAKE MY VEHICLE UNTIL MARCH 23RD. OVER 4 1/2 MONTHS FROM NOW. THEY WILL ONLY SERVICE ONE CAR AT A TIME. THIS APPEARS TO BE RIDICULOUS FOR A ..."

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