Lexus Problems

If there are any common problems and complaints about reliability or faults in Lexus vehicles, they'll likely show up on our Lexus problems page. You can also calculate a car's projected resale value via our price and specs page.

Toyota Motor Corporation own Lexus - it's Toyota's luxury brand. Toyota Motor also make cars under the Hino, Ranz, Daihatsu and Toyota brands.

According to the advertising agency that works for Lexus, the name never had any particular meaning. However it's still speculated the name is an amalgamation of the words "luxury" and "elegance", or that it stands for "Luxury Exports to the US".

It’s unlikely that a manufacturing fault should show up after 11 years. I suspect that you’re just unlucky and its one of those freak thing that can happen. Even the best cars sometimes break down.

It’s not a problem with the battery, and replacing the battery won’t fix it. There’s a leakage somewhere that’s causing the battery to drain. It will be something that’s not turning off when the car is turned off, like a computer, a light, or something that’s staying on all the time when it shouldn’t be. Try an auto electrician.

If you were buying it you would pay $9000-$11,500; if you were trading it in you would get $6500-$8500. On average it would have done between 130,000 and 240,000 km.