{"id":"2021_lexus_ls","make":"Lexus","make_slug":"lexus","model":"LS","model_slug":"ls","year":2021,"url":"/lexus/ls/2021/","pts":["hev","gas"],"configs":[{"id":43742,"model":"LS 500h","pt":"hev","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S10)","cyl":6,"displ":3.5,"eng":"SIDI & PFI; Hybrid","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":25,"hwy":33,"comb":28,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"311V Li-Ion","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":314,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2750,"save_spend":-2500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Thu Sep 02 00:00:00 EDT 2021"},{"id":43743,"model":"LS 500h AWD","pt":"hev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S10)","cyl":6,"displ":3.5,"eng":"SIDI & PFI; Hybrid","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":23,"hwy":29,"comb":26,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"311V Li-Ion","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":343,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3000,"save_spend":-3750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Thu Sep 02 00:00:00 EDT 2021"},{"id":43489,"model":"LS 500","pt":"gas","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S10)","cyl":6,"displ":3.4,"eng":"SIDI & PFI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":18,"hwy":29,"comb":22,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":399,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":3500,"save_spend":-6250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Tue Aug 03 00:00:00 EDT 2021"},{"id":43490,"model":"LS 500 AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S10)","cyl":6,"displ":3.4,"eng":"SIDI & PFI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":17,"hwy":27,"comb":21,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":432,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":3700,"save_spend":-7250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Tue Aug 03 00:00:00 EDT 2021"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"24V275000","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2024-04-17","owner_notified":"2024-06-07","units":509,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Lexus LS500 and 2018-2020 Lexus LS500 Hybrid vehicles equipped with the \"Executive Package.\"  The front passenger seat may have been assembled with interference between internal parts that can cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor to incorrectly detect the occupant.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"Incorrect detection of an occupant may result in improper air bag deployment during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and repair the front passenger seat, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 7, 2024.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is 24LA03.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"24LA03","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V239000","component":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2022-04-13","owner_notified":"2022-05-27","units":458110,"summary":"Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Lexus LX 600, Lexus NX 350h, Lexus NX 450h+, Toytoa RAV4 Hybrid, 2021-2022 Lexus LS 500h, Toyota Mirai, RAV4 PRIME, Sienna, Venza, and 2020-2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid vehicles.  The Skid Control ECU software may not turn on the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system when the vehicle is restarted after the driver has disabled the VSC system.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, \"Electronic Stability Control Systems.\"","consequence":"Driving with a deactivated stability control system increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the Skid Control ECU software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA03.  Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA01.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"22TA03, 22LA01","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["hev"],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":89,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":6,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",2],["Wheels",1],["Tires",1],["Exterior Lighting",1],["Engine",1]],"by_year":{"2022":1,"2024":2,"2025":1,"2026":2},"excerpts":[["2026-05-26","Engine","My vehicle has the V6 twin turbo engine that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been recalled on other years and models and was diagnosed with an internal engine failure. The mechanic at the dealership couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t figure out the problem so an expert TAS Lexus specialist was called in and couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t figure out the problem either. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had the car\u2026"],["2026-04-29","Exterior Lighting","Both headlight assemblies on a 2021 Lexus LS 500 show external lens delamination, along with visible condensation inside the sealed units. The vehicle has been garage kept, has not been involved in any accidents, and has no external damage to the headlight assemblies. The outer lens surfaces are deteriorating, and mois\u2026"],["2024-11-21","Tires","OEM Bridgestone Turanza EL440 RFT 245/45 R20 These tires have not retained recommended air pressure for more than a few weeks at a time since new. Inspection earlier this year by a Bridgestone dealer found no problem with a tire that had lost 5 psi in a week. The tire subsequently began making a rotational noise that t\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":28,"ncap":null,"complaints":6},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}