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Lexus ES300 at salvage auctions

Copart 2002 Lexus ES300 300 JTHBF30G720072434 Side126,852 mi upcomingDec 30 Copart 2025 Lexus ES300 LUXURY 58AEA1C13SU066670 Side28,068 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 1999 Lexus ES300 300 JT8BF28G9X0201831 Front End251,998 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2024 Lexus ES300 LUXURY 58AEA1C15RU041960 Front End20,747 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2017 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG2H2138962 Front End upcomingNov 16 Copart 2000 Lexus ES300 300 JT8BF28G3Y5101485 Front End112,039 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2017 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG4H2137201 Front End336,153 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2015 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG1F2092408 Front End334,978 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2015 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG0F2089449 Front End83,346 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 1997 Lexus ES300 300 JT8BF22G2V0052765 Front End190,604 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2014 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG3E2066505 Side302,776 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2013 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG9D2020756 Vandalism176,104 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2022 Lexus ES300 BASE 58ADA1C12NU021719 Side62,158 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2014 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG4E2042973 Front End87,933 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2015 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG9F2079194 Minor Dent / Scratches135,534 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2017 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG2H2151503 Rear End105,527 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2018 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG1J2177385 Minor Dent / Scratches267,268 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2013 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG6D2019273 Minor Dent / Scratches243,037 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2023 Lexus ES300 BASE 58ADA1C13PU029170 Damage History139,750 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 1998 Lexus ES300 300 JT8BF28G6W0100129 Front End254,252 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2003 Lexus ES300 300 JTHBF30GX30109641 Normal Wear215,572 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2023 Lexus ES300 BASE 58ADA1C13PU034062 Rear End75,875 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2013 Lexus ES300 300H JTHBW1GG4D2021135 Side123,342 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2003 Lexus ES300 300 JTHBF30G130131723 Front End268,347 mi upcomingNov 11

Lexus ES300: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Lexus ES300: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars360
Median retail value$6,540
Median repair cost, % of value100%
Median odometer134,439 mi
Run and drive89%
Model year
732002
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
Primary damage
  1. Front End 192 53%
  2. Rear End 57 16%
  3. Side 45 12%
  4. Minor Dent / Scratches 14 3.9%
  5. Normal Wear 10 2.8%
  6. All Over 9 2.5%
  7. Mechanical 9 2.5%
  8. Water / Flood 8 2.2%
  9. Undercarriage 5 1.4%
  10. Burn 3 <1%
Yard state
  1. CA71 20%
  2. IL29 8.1%
  3. TX25 6.9%
  4. GA22 6.1%
  5. FL18 5.0%
  6. MD16 4.4%
  7. TN16 4.4%
  8. AL11 3.1%
  9. CO10 2.8%
  10. SC10 2.8%
  11. OR8 2.2%
  12. VA8 2.2%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

869 complaints about the Lexus ES300 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints869
With a crash212
With a fire28
Injured134
Deaths8
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Speed control
    median 44,916 mi at failure     151 17%
  2. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 17,000 mi at failure     124 14%
  3. Engine and cooling
    median 102,542 mi at failure     92 11%
  4. Airbags
    median 84,500 mi at failure     74 9%
  5. Electrical system
    median 92,500 mi at failure     72 8%
  6. Brakes
    median 31,500 mi at failure     66 8%
  7. Seats and seat belts
    median 70,000 mi at failure     47 5%
  8. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 60,000 mi at failure     35 4%
  9. Wheels and tires
    median 19,500 mi at failure     34 4%
  10. Fuel and propulsion
    median 89,000 mi at failure     29 3%
Complaints by model year
1992
1995
2000
194
2005
2010
2013

Recalls

5 recall campaigns for the Lexus ES300.

Recall campaigns by model year
1992
1995
2
2000
22002

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.