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2022 Lexus ES 300H problems

Owners filed 3 complaints about the 2022 Lexus ES 300H with NHTSA between Feb 2022 and Feb 2023. The most-cited component is forward collision avoidance (2).

Complaints
3
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
1
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Forward collision avoidance2
  2. Seat belts1
  3. Structure1
  4. Lane departure1
  5. Other / unknown1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 11, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20221
20232

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Forward collision avoidance

2 reports1 crash
“The contact owns a 2022 Lexus ES300H. The contact stated that after the vehicle was stopped at a traffic light, the contact continued driving at an undisclosed speed when another vehicle in front of him came to a sudden stop. The contact stated that his foot slipped from the accelerator pedal and his vehicle rear-ended the other vehicle. The contact stated that the automatic emergency braking system failed to stop his vehicle. Additionally, the air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries sustained. No police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 22, 2023Forward collision avoidanceCrash reportedODI 11508592

Seat belts

1 report
“Front door panels makes a vivrating noise when driving at low speed Dealer didnt help”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 7, 2023Seat belts, Structure, Unknown or otherODI 11500625

Structure

1 report

Lane departure

1 report
“I am writing about my 2022 Lexus ES300h. This pertains to the Auto Radar Cruise Control system and also the Lane Keeping Assistance function. First, about the Auto Cruise. On several occasions I have found that while approaching stopped vehicles at a stop light and I am about 300 yards away, driving 35 to 40 mph, the car maintains speed and approaches the stopped vehicles in a dangerous manner. It shows no sign of slowing down. Twice I let the auto cruise do what it was doing till about say 100 yards before the vehicles, and it still maintained aggressive speed so I had to hit the brakes. It seems like the vehicle is oblivious of the stopped vehicles in front, and in my opinion, behaves recklessly. And yet at other times it does sense those vehicles and starts slowing down. There is no consistency. Someone at Lexus said that while the car seems aggressive, it will surely stop in time and not get into a collision when the Auto-Cruise is on. Well, I am absolutely not willing to experiment and put my life and that of others at risk. Surely this radar cruise system is primitive. I also own a 2018 Tesla Model 3, and feel extremely safe and secure with its…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 26, 2022Forward collision avoidance, Lane departureODI 11454211
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 11, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.