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Lexus SC300 at salvage auctions

Copart 1997 Lexus SC300 300 JT8CD32Z4V1000713 Rear End Nov 9 Copart 1997 Lexus SC300 300 JT8CD32Z7V0039902 Front End269,344 mi Jan 27 Copart 1992 Lexus SC300 300 JT8JZ31C4N0001193 Side155,169 mi Jun 23 Copart 1992 Lexus SC300 300 JT8JZ31CXN0007449 Mechanical182,775 mi Jun 23 Copart 1999 Lexus SC300 300 JT8CD32Z9X1004372 Side Jun 22 Copart 1992 Lexus SC300 300 JT8JZ31C2N0002892 Front End Jun 20 Copart 1992 Lexus SC300 300 JT8JZ31C8N0006865 All Over

Lexus SC300: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Lexus SC300: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars7
Median retail value$4,600
Median repair cost, % of value100%
Median odometer269,344 mi
Run and drive100%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 2 29%
  2. Side 2 29%
  3. All Over 1 14%
  4. Mechanical 1 14%
  5. Rear End 1 14%
Yard state
  1. CA2 29%
  2. GA1 14%
  3. HI1 14%
  4. IL1 14%
  5. NY1 14%
  6. OR1 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

37 complaints about the Lexus SC300 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints37
With a crash7
With a fire1
Injured4
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Wheels and tires
    median 113,538 mi at failure     6 16%
  2. Electrical system
    median 80,000 mi at failure     5 14%
  3. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 170,000 mi at failure     5 14%
  4. Airbags
    median 68,550 mi at failure     3 8%
  5. Brakes 2 5%
  6. Steering 2 5%
  7. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 85,000 mi at failure     2 5%
  8. Engine and cooling 2 5%
  9. Fuel and propulsion 2 5%
  10. Body and structure 1 3%
Complaints by model year
131992
1995
1997

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.