2020 Lexus ES problems and recalls

Owners have filed 18 complaints on the 2020 Lexus ES, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Air Bags (8 complaints).

18
Complaints
1
Recalls
3
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
4
Injuries
88.9
Severity index

Severity index 88.9 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 88.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Air BagsAir Bags: 8 complaints (44.4%)8 44%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (22.2%)4 22%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (16.7%)3 17%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 2 complaints (11.1%)2 11%SuspensionSuspension: 1 complaints (5.6%)1 6%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 1 complaints (5.6%)1 6%EngineEngine: 1 complaints (5.6%)1 6%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 1 complaints (5.6%)1 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
AIR BAGS844.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER422.2%
SERVICE BRAKES316.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE211.1%
SUSPENSION15.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM15.6%
ENGINE15.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM15.6%

Complaints filed per year

0472024: 72025: 62026: 5 (partial year)2472526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20247
20256
2026 (year to date)5

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V86500020/12/2023AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H ve

Other Lexus ES model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 2 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.