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Lexus SC at salvage auctions

Copart 1995 Lexus SC 400 JT8UZ30C7S0046154 Mechanical108,427 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2002 Lexus SC 430 JTHFN48Y520008349 Front End90,269 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2004 Lexus SC 430 JTHFN48Y440056086 Minor Dent / Scratches235,670 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2003 Lexus SC 430 JTHFN48YX30040876 Vandalism upcoming Copart 2003 Lexus SC 430 JTHFN48Y830038477 Rear End95,386 mi upcoming Copart 2004 Lexus SC 430 JTHFN48Y840059654 Side199,010 mi upcoming

Lexus SC: model passport

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

At salvage auctions

Cars7
Median retail value$8,524
Median repair cost, % of value79%
Median odometer101,906 mi
Run and drive100%
Model year
2002
2
2
2005
Primary damage
  1. Side 2 29%
  2. Front End 1 14%
  3. Mechanical 1 14%
  4. Minor Dent / Scratches 1 14%
  5. Rear End 1 14%
  6. Vandalism 1 14%
Yard state
  1. CO2 29%
  2. CA1 14%
  3. FL1 14%
  4. GA1 14%
  5. MO1 14%
  6. OH1 14%

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

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

Complaints20
With a crash3
With a fire0
Injured3
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Airbags
    median 38,700 mi at failure     11 55%
  2. Brakes
    median 11,610 mi at failure     2 10%
  3. Electrical system
    median 220,000 mi at failure     1 5%
  4. Speed control
    median 15,428 mi at failure     1 5%
  5. Steering
    median 77,000 mi at failure     1 5%
  6. Suspension
    median 77,000 mi at failure     1 5%
  7. Wheels and tires
    median 11,610 mi at failure     1 5%
  8. Body and structure
    median 30,000 mi at failure     1 5%
Complaints by model year
62002
2005
2008

Recalls

5 recall campaigns for the Lexus SC.

Recall campaigns by model year
32002
3
3
32005
2010

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.