2010 Lexus HS

No clear pattern

21.9% of complaints about the 2010 Lexus HS arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2010 vehicle, but with only 64 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 service brakes (20 complaints), typically at 12.4 yr or about 117,695 miles.

Complaints: 64
Median age at failure: 11.2 yr
Median mileage: 85,000 n=35
Crash / fire / tow: 10.9% of reports
Safety recalls: 3

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

13V235000 2013-06-05

Service brakes

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2010 Prius vehicles manufactured March 31, 2009, through October 9, 2009; and model year 2010 Lexus HS250h vehicles manufactured June 19, 2009, through October 9, 2009. Nitrogen gas from a component of the brake booster pump assembly could leak into the brake fluid.

As nitrogen is released into the brake fluid, the brake pedal may have reduced hydraulic pressure. Under certain circumstances, this condition could affect stopping distance and increase the risk of a crash.

10V285000 2010-06-25

Fuel system, gasoline:storage

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 HS250h LEXUS VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ROTATED FOLLOWING A CRASH TEST AS REQUIRED, THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE EXCEEDED THE ALLOWABLE LIMITS.

FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

10V039000 2010-02-09

Service brakes, air:antilock:control unit/module

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AND LEXUS HS250H PASSENGER VEHICLES. CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL AFTER ABS ACTUATION DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES ON ROUGH OR SLICK ROAD SURFACES. STOPPING DISTANCES MAY BE INCREASED COMPARED WITH A CUSTOMER'S EXPECTATION FOR A GIVEN PEDAL FORCE.

VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES MAY INCREASE RELATIVE TO A CUSTOMER'S EXPECTATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

In owners’ own words

Service brakes mileage not reported 9.8 yr in service

MY BRAKE BOOSTER FAILS WHILE DRIVING AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR OTHER TOYOTAS NOT FOR LEXUS HS250H HAVE TO PAY OUT OF PACKAGE FOR REPAIR. THE REAR LIGHT IS LED AND THEY BURN OUT NO REPLACEMENT FROM LEXUS.

Service brakes 99,990 mi 9.9 yr in service

BRAKE BOOSTER NOT WORKING A SAFETY ISSUE TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH THE PRIUS THEY USE THE SAME SYSTEM.

Service brakes 200,000 mi 10.8 yr in service

BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP WENT OTHER VINS SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR WERE RECALLED FOR THIS BUT NOT MY VIN 4K JOB

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.

2010 Lexus HS

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

How to read this