AutoUtility currently tracks 12 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2023 Lexus ES. Wheels & Tires issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 2 complaints (16.7% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 3 filings cite a crash. The 2023 Lexus ES belongs to the 7th Generation (XZ10) platform.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 12 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Wheels & Tires (2 reports • 16.7% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (2), Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (2)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 3 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2023 Lexus ES
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Wheels & Tires
Electrical System
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #25V744000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
- Campaign #24V124000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
Brakes & Traction Control
Powertrain & Transmission
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2023 Lexus ES
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"The “maintenance required” warning light came on. The Lexus dealer indicated that a tire rotation was required at a cost of approximately $100. We had the tires rotated at a tire store at a cost of zero ($.00). The Lexus dealer service department refused to turn off the “maintenance required”..."
"The car was taken into Lexus under warranty January 2026. There a loud noise coming from the car when it is going down the road. Lexus tried to say it must be the tires. The car was under 3 years old. I replaced the front tires any way. There cars noise even louder and it was not fixed. I feel the..."
"The contact owns a 2023 Lexus ES 300h. The contact stated that while sitting idle with the engine powered off in a local parking lot, the vehicle suddenly began to roll back independently into the nearby underground garage and crashed into the rear end of another parked vehicle's front..."
"The contact owns a 2023 Lexus ES 250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle abruptly stalled. During the failure, the vehicle lost power brakes and power steering functionality, with the messages "High Power Consumption Temporarily Limited", "Braking Temporarily..."
"While driving on the highway, whenever you approach an exit or an intersecting part of a highway, the lane keep assist will jerk hard towards that exit or towards the direction of the nonexistent line on the right or left side of the lane. Weather that line of that lane has faded out or is part of..."
Complaint History for Lexus ES
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Lexus ES | 5 | 2 | 0 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Lexus ES | 9 | 2 | 0 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 Lexus ES | 2 | 0 | 0 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Lexus ES | 5 | 1 | 0 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Lexus ES | 34 | 6 | 1 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Lexus ES | 24 | 6 | 1 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Lexus ES | 35 | 2 | 1 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Lexus ES | 13 | 1 | 0 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Lexus ES Current Page | 12 | 3 | 2 | Current |
| 2024 Lexus ES | 9 | 2 | 2 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Lexus ES | 4 | 2 | 1 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 Lexus ES | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2023 Lexus ES
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 11 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Departure Warning NHTSA category: LANE DEPARTURE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires NHTSA category: TIRES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.