Lexus GS
Registered from 1996 to 2020.
About this model
The Lexus GS is an executive car manufactured by Toyota and marketed by Lexus across four generations — launched in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo in Japan and as the Lexus GS for markets outside the Japanese market beginning in February 1993. It continued with the Toyota Aristo name for the Japanese market until January 2005, following the introduction of the Lexus marque in Japan.
From the Wikipedia article Lexus GS, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Seats: more complaints than 94% of 2013 cars — 8% of its 59 complaints, where an ordinary 2013 car has 2%.
- Visibility/wiper: more complaints than 93% of 2013 cars — 8% of its 59 complaints, where an ordinary 2013 car has 3%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 311 hp · 1830 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2019 | 311 hp · 1830 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2018 | 286 hp · 1830 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2017 | 286 hp · 1865 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2016 | 311 hp · 1865 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2015 | 306 hp · 1865 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2014 | 306 hp · 1765 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2013 | 306 hp · 1765 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2012 | 1875 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2011 | 303 hp · 1875 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2010 | 303 hp · 1755 kg · 2840 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2009 | 1740 kg · 2840 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
74% of 2020 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
26V222000
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed June 5, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26LB05 and 26LA05.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Pedestrian alert sounds
Defect petition, opened January 2023, closed August 2023.
Unintended and Uncontrolled Acceleration
Recall query, opened February 2010, closed March 2011.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Lexus filed 48 bulletins about the 2020 GS.
- Structure: 17
- Equipment: 15
- Electrical system: 3
- Air bags: 2
- Engine and engine cooling: 2
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 2
- Power train: 2
- Communication: 1
- Engine: 1
- Tires: 1
- Other: 2
- Some 2005 – 2026 Lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address… · January 2026
- Some 2016 – 2020 model year GS F, 2008 – 2014 model year IS F, 2022 – 2025 model year IS 500, 2018 – 2025 model year LC 500, 2021 – 2025 model year LC 500c, and 2015 – 2025 model year RC F vehicles… · August 2025
- The air conditioning dye injection tool kit has been developed to aid in identifying the location of air conditioning refrigerant leaks. The procedures outlined in this Service Bulletin aid in… · July 2025
- Some 2010 – 2026 model year Lexus vehicles may exhibit paint stains after the removal of Rapgard™. The paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are usually under wrinkles in the… · April 2025
- Some 2010 – 2026 model year Lexus vehicles may exhibit paint stains after the removal of Rapgard™. The paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are usually under wrinkles in the… · March 2025
- Some 2005 – 2024 Lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address… · September 2024
- Some 2005 – 2024 Lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address… · August 2024
- Some 2005 – 2024 Lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty smell is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address… · July 2024
40 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.