2016 Lexus Ls problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (1) · Steering (1) · Fuel/Propulsion System (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Lexus Ls model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (57)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2025-12-15 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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 this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2025-02-07 · L-SB-0017-19 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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 rapgard™. the wrinkles may trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on
Structure:body 2025-02-07 · L-SB-0017-19 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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 rapgard™. the wrinkles may trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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 this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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 this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-06-21 · L-SB-0030-24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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 this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Showing the 6 most recent of 57 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2023-03-23 · Air Bags · 122,000 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owns a 2016 lexus ls. the contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle crashed into the rear end of a commercial truck. during the crash, both the front driver-side and passenger-side air bags failed to deploy. the driver sustained a fractured lumbar vertebra and the front passenger sustained chest and upper torso…”
2023-01-11 · Steering“electronic power steering system failure. currently at dealership for repair. loss of steering while driving could have caused serious harm. fortunately, the failure occurred at startup time in driveway at home. dealer has confirmed the electronic power steering system failure. currently only dealer has inspected failed component. i had a mai…”
2022-08-30 · Tires“on march 17, 2022, i purchased 4-michelin crossclimate2 car tires (245/45r19/xl 102v) for my lexus ls460. from the attached photos you can see how soft the rubber is as tested with a durometer meter reading of 54 compared to 64.5 meter on the replaced michelin radial mxv.4 tire. never had a single problem with the mxv.4 tires. those tires came wit…”
2021-03-23 · Unknown Or Other“i own this car in canada ontario since november2018. carfax history report shows an exact specification and vin on a car registered in bee cave texas. the car in the usa started showing in march 2019. i called usa police and the officer found the car carrying my canadian car vin. this is a stolen car had my vin put on it. nobody is taking action as…”
2020-11-12 · Fuel/Propulsion System“when driving my 2016 ls460 that only has 48k miles, going on to 2nd or 3rd gear it lags, i believe it's the fuel pump. it can cause a accident..…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.