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2018 Lexus Es Hybrid

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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Inspection summary

2018 Lexus Es Hybrid

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 5 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 1 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Air Bags: 1 reports
  • Engine: 1 reports
  • Exterior Lighting: 1 reports
  • Seat Belts: 1 reports
  • Unknown Or Other: 1 reports

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Recall links

    No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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    How this year compares

    Owner complaints by model year

    Other model years Selected year
    6
    2015    7
    2016    1
    2017    5
    2018    1
    2019    1
    2020    2
    2021
    Compare all Es Hybrid years →

    Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

    What owners reported most

    Air Bags
    1    Engine
    1    Exterior Lighting
    1    Seat Belts
    1    Unknown Or Other
    1

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    When problems were reported

    Mileage at the reported incident

    Limited mileage data: 4 of 5 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

    NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

    What to inspect

    Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

    • Air Bags. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Engine. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Exterior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

    NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

    1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

    Unknown Or Other complaints

    1 reports
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    80 miles · Aug 3, 2018
    Unknown Or Other

    I HAVE A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH MY NEW LEXUS ES300H 2018. I LEASED THE CAR FROM KEYES IN VAN NUYS(LA). WHEN I SEAT IN THE CAR AFTER 5 MINUTES SOME THING CAUSE ITCHING MY FACE,THIS SITUATION IS EVEN WORSED WHEN I DRIVE IN THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 8 TIMES THEY START CLEANING CHANGING THE CABIN AIR FI…

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    I HAVE A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH MY NEW LEXUS ES300H 2018. I LEASED THE CAR FROM KEYES IN VAN NUYS(LA). WHEN I SEAT IN THE CAR AFTER 5 MINUTES SOME THING CAUSE ITCHING MY FACE,THIS SITUATION IS EVEN WORSED WHEN I DRIVE IN THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 8 TIMES THEY START CLEANING CHANGING THE CABIN AIR FILTER BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I GAVE RIDES TO MY FRIENDS ALSO AND THEY COMPLAIN IN A SAME WAY THAT I DID (ITCHING, COUGHING). LAST WEEK I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF BREATHING PROBLEM THAT I GET AND NOW I AM USING INHALATION AEROSOL. THIS ISSUE NEED A SERIOUS INSPECTION BECAUSE NON OF THESE DEALER ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.

    NHTSA ODI #11115493

    Recall campaigns

    0

    No recalls in this snapshot.

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    Defect investigations

    1

    DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds

    Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023

    Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System

    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.

    An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.