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#BS-2013-LEXESH-6CDA2013 Lexus Es Hybrid
Based on reports from 11 owners and 1 recall for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
Proceed with Caution
Based on 11 complaints, 8 crashes, 0 fires, and 1 recalls.
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
3 owners reported speed control issues — failures commonly reported around 30K miles.
30,000-Mile Cost Projection
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Top cost driver: Speed Control (3 reports).
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Where the complaints fall
2013 Lexus Es Hybrid: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Speed Control Issues
Speed Control complaints account for 27% of all reports filed for the 2013 Lexus Es Hybrid, with 3 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 30,000 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 30K-mile mark.
Structure:body Issues
Structure:body complaints account for 18% of all reports filed for the 2013 Lexus Es Hybrid, with 2 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to structure:body-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Engine Issues
Engine complaints account for 9% of all reports filed for the 2013 Lexus Es Hybrid, with 1 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to engine-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Airbags Issues
Airbags complaints account for 9% of all reports filed for the 2013 Lexus Es Hybrid, with 1 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to airbags-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 2013 Lexus Es Hybrid. Recent trend: increasing.
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Recall History (1 recall)
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the PCS may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object.
Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
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NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 11 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 1 recall found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
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