IllustrationCONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO RECEIVE BURNS ON HIS CHIN/CHEST AND THE UPPER AND LOWER PARTS OF RIGHT ARM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1993 Lexus ES300
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Lexus ES300 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 38.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all ES300 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 8 of 43 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.
- Electrical System. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports4 fire reports5 injury reports
What owners actually said
43 reportsCONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION, SPEED UNDETERMINED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IMPACT 11:OO. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (60) MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 30MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
DRIVER CAN'T READ SPEEDOMETER WHEN SUN SHINES DIRECTLY OVER HIS SHOULDER ONTO DASH /INSTRUMENT PANEL.
INVOLVED IN COLLISION WHERE CONSUMER BUMPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER AND HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE POOR VISIBILITY. *SD
ON IMPACT THE DRIVER AIR DEPLOYED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT
TWO GOODYEAR TIRES BLEW OUT. *SKD
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.