2007 Lexus ES350

No clear pattern

12.8% of complaints about the 2007 Lexus ES350 arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2007 vehicle, but with only 546 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is air bags (248 complaints), typically at 9.8 yr or about 73,000 miles.

Complaints: 546
Median age at failure: 8.8 yr
Median mileage: 38,397 n=283
Crash / fire / tow: 12.6% of reports
Safety recalls: 5

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Air bags

248 reports · 73,000 mi

9.8 yr

Speed control

94 reports · 14,000 mi

1.8 yr

41.5%

Structure

45 reports · 58,700 mi

6.5 yr

4.4%

Power train

26 reports · 25,000 mi

2.1 yr

11.5%

Other

23 reports · 69,000 mi

9.4 yr

4.3%

Exterior lighting

16 reports · 70,000 mi

5.2 yr

Electrical system

15 reports · 50,000 mi

7.7 yr

6.7%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

19V741000 2019-10-17

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scion xB, 2008-2009 Lexus IS-F, 2007-2012 Yaris and Lexus ES350, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2002-2010 Lexus SC430, 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 and 2010-2015 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles. These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propella

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

17V006000 2017-01-09

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2012 Toyota 4Runner, Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, Yaris, Scion xB, Lexus ES350, GX460, IS-F, IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, and Lexus LFA vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Toyota is recalling certain 2009 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, Yaris

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

16V340000 2016-05-23

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Scion xB and Lexus IS F, 2009-2011 Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix, 2006-2011 Toyota Yaris, Lexus IS250 and Lexus IS350, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, Lexus IS250C, Lexus IS350C and Lexus GX460, 2011 Sienna, 2007-2011 Lexus ES350, and 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Z

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

09V388000 2009-10-05

Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN GET STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO ITS BEING TRAPPED BY AN UNSECURED OR INCOMPATIBLE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT.

A STUCK OPEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY RESULT IN VERY HIGH VEHICLE SPEEDS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

07E082000 2007-09-26

Equipment

CERTAIN ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS (AWFM) SPECIFICALLY SOLD AS AN OPTIONAL ACCESSORY FOR USE ON THE 2007 AND 2008 MODEL YEAR LEXUS ES350 AND TOYOTA CAMRY VEHICLES. THE AWFM INCLUDES TWO GROMMET HOLES AND RETAINING HOOKS (CLIPS) TO SECURE THE MAT TO THE VEHICLE'S CARPET. IF THE AWFM IS NOT SECURED BY ITSELF OR IF IT IS PLACED ON TOP OF AN EXISTING CARPETING FLOOR MAT, THE MAT COULD MOVE FORWARD DURING THE VEHICLE USAGE AND IT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY TEMPORARILY BECOME STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION WHEN RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, IT MAY INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH.

In owners’ own words

Air bags mileage not reported 9.7 yr in service

TAKATA RECALL ON FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. SINCE NOTIFICATION I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RIDE FRONT PASSENGERS WITH ME, WHICH IS VERY AWKWARD. NO REMEDY YET AFTER FIVE MONTHS!!!

Air bags mileage not reported 9.7 yr in service

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/06/17*LJ UPDATED 01/23/17.*JB

Air bags mileage not reported 9.7 yr in service

RECALL ISSUE: LOCAL DEALER IN CA HAS NOT RESPONDED IN A TIMELY MANNER SAYING NO AIR BAGS ARE AVAILABLE; HAS TAKEN NO INTEREST WITH A PRIORITY LIST OR ANY OTHER ACTION, DESPITE MY FINANCIAL NEED TO SELL. FALSELY ASSURED ME FRONT SEAT COULD BE USED BY A PASSENGER, BUT THIS CANNOT BE CONFIRMED ONLINE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE WRITTEN STATEMENT WHEN CALLED TO CONFIRM. I DO NO UNDERSTAND HOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH OTHER BRANDS, E.G. ACURA, (EVEN NEWER WITH NO PRE-COLLISION FEATURE) HAVE CONTACTED DEALER WHO ORDERED AND REPLACED THE TAKATA AIR BAG. HOW CAN THIS BE EXPEDITED??? THANK YOU *TR

Other 105,000 mi 10.2 yr in service crash / fire / tow

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER SHUTTING OFF LAST NIGHT. FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE.PROBLEM.

Other ES350 model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.