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2012 Lexus LS600HL problems

Owners filed 5 complaints about the 2012 Lexus LS600HL with NHTSA between Feb 2015 and May 2025. The most-cited component is air bags (2).

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Complaints
5
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
2
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. Air bags2
  2. Electrical system1
  3. Structure1
  4. Service brakes1
  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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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

Air bags

2 reports2 crashes
“Someone hit from front left head on but the airbags did not deploy. Car was damaged the extent that it maybe totalled. I am working with ALSTATE Insurance at this time.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 19, 2022Air bagsCrash reportedODI 11485175
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Electrical system

1 report
“unknown”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 19, 2025Electrical systemODI 11661789
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Structure

1 report
“See attached document for complaint”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 20, 2024Unknown or other, StructureODI 11609606
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Service brakes

1 report
“RECENTLY TOOK MY 2012 LS460 INTO DEALER FOR BRAKING ISSUES. WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, CAR WOULD NOSE DIVE AS IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL IT MAKE A SQUEAKING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALWAYS SOFT, FELT LIKE NO BRAKE PADS LEFT BUT THEY ALL HAD RECENTLY BEEN CHECKED 3 MONTHS AGO AND HAD 10MM LEFT. WHEN BRAKING, YOU CAN FEEL VIBRATIONS IN THE PEDAL. LEXUS DEALER CONFIRMED FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 11, 2015Service brakesODI 10682682
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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.