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Total NHTSA Complaints
12
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Wheels & Tires
2 reports (16.7%)
Crash Incident Reports
3
Filings citing a crash
Fire & Injury Reports
0
0 fire • 0 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

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.

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: 12 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Wheels & Tires accounts for 16.7% of submissions (2 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Electrical System (2), Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (2).
  • • Crash Incidents: 3 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 2023 Lexus ES

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

Wheels & Tires
2
16.7%
Electrical System
2
16.7%
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
2
16.7%
Brakes & Traction Control
2
16.7%
Powertrain & Transmission
1
8.3%
#1 16.7% SHARE

Wheels & Tires

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#2 16.7% SHARE

Electrical System

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 1 Crash
#3 16.7% SHARE

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 1 Crash
⚠️ 2 Associated Recall Campaigns
#4 16.7% SHARE

Brakes & Traction Control

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 1 Crash
Consumer Filings

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2023 Lexus ES

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

Other / Miscellaneous ODI #11753602
Filed: 07/29/2026
Defect Report

"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”..."

Wheels & Tires ODI #11750663
Filed: 07/15/2026
Defect Report

"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..."

Powertrain & Transmission ODI #11724137
Filed: 03/13/2026
⚠️ Crash Cited

"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..."

Electrical System ODI #11718537
Filed: 02/17/2026
Defect Report

"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..."

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech ODI #11698670
Filed: 11/10/2025
Defect Report

"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..."

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 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 →
Exhaustive System Audit

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 Injury Entries 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
Search Intelligence

Quick Answers: Common Problems & Reliability Questions for the 2023 Lexus ES

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2023 Lexus ES

What are the most common reported problems with the 2023 Lexus ES?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2023 Lexus ES is Wheels & Tires, appearing in 2 records (16.7% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Electrical System (2) and Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (2).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2023 Lexus ES a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 12 consumer defect complaints and 2 safety recall campaigns for the 2023 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.

Source: NHTSA ODI & Safety Recalls Databases

Are there crash, fire, or injury reports associated with the 2023 Lexus ES?

Among consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2023 Lexus ES, 3 filings cite a crash, 0 cite smoke or fire, and 0 report one or more 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
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.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.