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Exterior lightingPart report

2013 Lexus ES300 Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
20%of 5 total for the year
Median mileage
250miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2013 Lexus ES300, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 250 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The contact owns a 2013 Lexus es 300h. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the headlights appeared dim and made driving at night difficult for the contact. The vehicle was taken to dealer where it was advised that the windshield needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but it did not resolve the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 250 and the current mileage was 600.”

NHTSA complaint #10524539, filed 2013-07, 250 miles

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2013120%
200322%
200221%
200127%
200012%
199812%
199712%
199413%
199312%
199225%

Other parts of the 2013 Lexus ES300

Brakes
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Lexus ES300

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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