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2022 Lexus LS

HybridGas

Midsize Cars
3 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11

Safety Signal

97 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns1

Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA0

Crash ratingNHTSA overall—

Fuel economybest combined, EPA25 mpg

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2022 Lexus LS is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid and gas midsize car with 3 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the LS 500h AWD, is EPA-rated at 25 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
LS 500h AWD	Hybrid	AWD	3.5L 6-cyl + 311V Li-Ion	22	29	25	$3,100
LS 500	Gas	RWD	3.4L 6-cyl turbo	18	29	22	$3,500
LS 500 AWD	Gas	AWD	3.4L 6-cyl turbo	17	27	21	$3,700

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 44862, 44863, 44864.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

○minor

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

22TA03, 22LA01

458,110 vehiclesHybrid only

ProblemToyota 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."RiskDriving with a deactivated stability control system increases the risk of a crash.FixDealers 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.

NHTSA campaign 22V239000reported Apr 13, 2022Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

NHTSA defect investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds closed

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

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

No owner complaints on file with NHTSA for this model year.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other LS model years

2026 Lexus LS

0 recalls · 0 complaints

2025 Lexus LS

3 recalls · 3 complaints

2024 Lexus LS

2 recalls · 0 complaints

2023 Lexus LS

2 recalls · 1 complaints

2021 Lexus LS

2 recalls · 6 complaints

2020 Lexus LS

2 recalls · 0 complaints

2019 Lexus LS

4 recalls · 7 complaints

2018 Lexus LS

4 recalls · 18 complaints

2017 Lexus LS

0 recalls · 2 complaints

2016 Lexus LS

0 recalls · 6 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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