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Total NHTSA Complaints
7
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Fuel & Propulsion System
3 reports (42.9%)
Crash Incident Reports
2
Filings citing a crash
Fire & Injury Reports
1
0 fire • 1 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 7 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Lexus LS. Fuel & Propulsion System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 3 complaints (42.9% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 2 filings cite a crash, 1 reports one or more injuries.

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: 7 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Fuel & Propulsion System accounts for 42.9% of submissions (3 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Powertrain & Transmission (2), Engine & Cooling (1).
  • • Crash Incidents: 2 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 0 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 1 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2019 Lexus LS

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

Fuel & Propulsion System
3
42.9%
Powertrain & Transmission
2
28.6%
Engine & Cooling
1
14.3%
Brakes & Traction Control
1
14.3%
Wheels & Tires
1
14.3%
#1 42.9% SHARE

Fuel & Propulsion System

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#2 28.6% SHARE

Powertrain & Transmission

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 1 Crash 🩹 1 Injury
#3 14.3% SHARE

Engine & Cooling

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#4 14.3% SHARE

Brakes & Traction Control

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 1 Crash
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
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 2019 Lexus LS

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

Engine & Cooling ODI #11561359
Filed: 12/21/2023
Defect Report

"The contact owns a 2019 Lexus LS500. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated to 20 MPH and made a knocking sound. The contact was able to drive 15 MPH and pulled over off the roadway. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the..."

Powertrain & Transmission ODI #11520866
Filed: 05/07/2023
Defect Report

"I have a 2019 LS500 I’ve been hearing noise from my tires and Also my tire shredded literally at 3k miles. It took manufacture 6 months after that to recall all 4 tires. I was very scared to drive the car. When it happened I was going 80. The car swerved all over the highway. If there had been a..."

Powertrain & Transmission ODI #11418764
Filed: 05/27/2021
⚠️ Crash Cited 🩹 1 Injury

"The contact owns a 2019 Lexus LS500. The contact stated that he pulled into his driveway, placed the gear in park, got out of the vehicle to get something but without warning the vehicle rolled backward over the contact, dragging the contact to the end of the driveway where the vehicle crashed into..."

Wheels & Tires ODI #11412925
Filed: 04/19/2021
Defect Report

"THE TIRES WORE OUT ON THE OUTSIDES EDGES WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES OF USE ON THE CAR."

Fuel & Propulsion System ODI #11374773
Filed: 11/15/2020
Defect Report

"A RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED JANUARY 13, 2020, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER20LB01 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER20V012, AND THE RECALL STATUS SAYS: RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. SUMMARY THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY STOP OPERATING. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR,..."

Multi-Year Trend

Complaint History for Lexus LS

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Lexus LS 2 0 0 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Lexus LS 0 0 0 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Lexus LS 0 0 0 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Lexus LS 10 0 2 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Lexus LS Current Page 7 2 1 Current
2020 Lexus LS 0 0 1 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Lexus LS 6 0 1 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Lexus LS 0 0 0 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Lexus LS 1 0 2 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Lexus LS 0 0 2 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Lexus LS 1 0 2 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Lexus LS 0 0 0 View 2026 Problems →
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Lexus LS

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 6 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 1 1 0 1 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 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 2019 Lexus LS

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2019 Lexus LS

What are the most common reported problems with the 2019 Lexus LS?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2019 Lexus LS is Fuel & Propulsion System, appearing in 3 records (42.9% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Powertrain & Transmission (2) and Engine & Cooling (1).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2019 Lexus LS a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 7 consumer defect complaints and 1 safety recall campaign for the 2019 Lexus LS.

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 2019 Lexus LS?

Among consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2019 Lexus LS, 2 filings cite a crash, 0 cite smoke or fire, and 1 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

Has NHTSA formally investigated defects on the 2019 Lexus LS?

NHTSA ODI records list 1 formal defect investigation involving the 2019 Lexus LS (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.

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