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Total NHTSA Complaints
2
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Engine & Cooling
1 reports (50%)
Crash Incident Reports
0
Zero collision citations
Fire & Injury Reports
0
0 fire • 0 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 2 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 Lexus ES. Engine & Cooling issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 1 complaint (50% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records. The 2017 Lexus ES belongs to the 6th Generation (XV60) platform.

Methodology Notice: Consumer complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Filings are not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and do not constitute an audited component failure rate.
Incident & Severity Profile
  • • Total Owner Reports: 2 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Engine & Cooling accounts for 50% of submissions (1 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Exterior Lighting (1).
  • • Crash Incidents: 0 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 0 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2017 Lexus ES

Factual proportion of owner complaints categorized by automotive subsystem in NHTSA records

Engine & Cooling
1
50%
Exterior Lighting
1
50%
#1 50% SHARE

Engine & Cooling

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#2 50% SHARE

Exterior Lighting

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
Federal Oversight

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)

Formal engineering analyses and preliminary evaluations opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

ODI Action #DP22005 CLOSED Defect Petition (DP)
Opened: 2023-01-27 • Closed: 2023-08-07
Subject / Subsystem
Pedestrian alert sounds
Affected Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM
Recall Linkage
Campaign #22V063000
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.
Consumer Filings

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Lexus ES

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Engine & Cooling ODI #11686632
Filed: 09/11/2025
Defect Report

"I have purchased two Lexus ES350s--a 2007 and a 2017. Both cars have been serviced at Lexus of Atlanta and both have had transmission failure. On August 28, 2025, after my car passed emissions and had just been serviced a month prior at the dealership, my car abruptly jumped and stalled, and the..."

Incident Date: 08/28/2025 NHTSA Component: ENGINE
Exterior Lighting ODI #11557371
Filed: 11/29/2023
Defect Report

"The automatic headlights are giving me issues and not wanting to come on and off properly along with the auto high beams"

Incident Date: 11/28/2023 NHTSA Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Multi-Year Trend

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 Current Page 2 0 0 Current
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 12 3 2 View 2023 Problems →
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 →
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2017 Lexus ES

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 2 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
Related Workstations

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Search Intelligence

Quick Answers: Common Problems & Reliability Questions for the 2017 Lexus ES

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2017 Lexus ES

What are the most common reported problems with the 2017 Lexus ES?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2017 Lexus ES is Engine & Cooling, appearing in 1 records (50% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Exterior Lighting (1).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2017 Lexus ES a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 2 consumer defect complaints and 0 safety recall campaigns for the 2017 Lexus ES.

Reviewing documented component complaint distributions, recall remedy notices, and active federal investigations provides an objective, evidence-based view of the vehicle's historical safety and defect record.

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Source: NHTSA ODI & Safety Recalls Databases

Are there crash, fire, or injury reports associated with the 2017 Lexus ES?

Consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2017 Lexus ES cite zero crashes, zero fires, and zero injuries.

Incident entries represent consumer descriptions at the time of submission to federal authorities and do not establish mechanical causation or legal liability.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Consumer Logs

Has NHTSA formally investigated defects on the 2017 Lexus ES?

NHTSA ODI records list 1 formal defect investigation involving the 2017 Lexus ES (all closed).

Federal defect investigations are formal engineering evaluations opened when safety defect trends emerge, and do not by themselves establish a confirmed defect or mandatory recall.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Registry
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database under 49 CFR Part 576.

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