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Lexus SC400 at salvage auctions

Copart 1995 Lexus SC400 400 JT8UZ30CXS0048495 Mechanical182,950 mi Jan 20 Copart 1992 Lexus SC400 400 JT8UZ30C2N0017679 Side175,064 mi Jun 20 Copart 1992 Lexus SC400 400 JT8UZ30C3N0018887 Vandalism Jun 20 Copart 1993 Lexus SC400 400 JT8UZ30C1P0025128 Normal Wear203,985 mi Jun 20 Copart 1999 Lexus SC400 400 JT8CH32Y8X1002723 Side139,726 mi Copart 1996 Lexus SC400 400 JT8CH32Y2T0051853 Front End Copart 1999 Lexus SC400 400 JT8CH32Y5X1002730 Rollover259,879 mi upcoming

Lexus SC400: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Lexus SC400: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars7
Median retail value$5,894
Median repair cost, % of value127%
Median odometer175,064 mi
Run and drive60%
Primary damage
  1. Side 2 29%
  2. Front End 1 14%
  3. Mechanical 1 14%
  4. Normal Wear 1 14%
  5. Rollover 1 14%
  6. Vandalism 1 14%
Yard state
  1. CA5 71%
  2. IL1 14%
  3. PA1 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

80 complaints about the Lexus SC400 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints80
With a crash15
With a fire1
Injured1
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Electrical system
    median 75,000 mi at failure     14 18%
  2. Speed control
    median 160,289 mi at failure     10 12%
  3. Exterior lighting
    median 71,645 mi at failure     9 11%
  4. Brakes
    median 110,592 mi at failure     8 10%
  5. Wheels and tires
    median 5,000 mi at failure     6 8%
  6. Engine and cooling
    median 109,384 mi at failure     5 6%
  7. Airbags
    median 107,092 mi at failure     4 5%
  8. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 132,768 mi at failure     4 5%
  9. Steering
    median 194,000 mi at failure     4 5%
  10. Visibility, wipers, sunroof 2 2%
Complaints by model year
1990
40
1995
2000
2001

Recalls

2 recall campaigns for the Lexus SC400.

Recall campaigns by model year
11992
1995
1
11997

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.