Used 2016 Lexus ES 300h Consumer Reviews
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This car is a head turner!
Ken, 04/30/2019
2016 Lexus ES 300h 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have never owned a hybrid and was skeptical, but the car has outstanding gas mileage, without giving up a lot of handling or even power. While only 200 hp, the car gets up and goes when you need it to. The ride is quiet, comfortable and the tech features are top notch which adds up to a great ride with plenty of creature comforts.. I have the Premium Limited edition with park assist, blind spot monitoring (the best), automatic high-beam headlights, lane departure warning and forward collision warning with automatic braking and they are, in a word, outstanding. Great car for commuting and for weekend travel. Best of all the car has the great Lexus good looks and it is nice to get the looks and know that I'm also getting the mileage.
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Nice but not nice enough for the $
singercp, 06/04/2016
2016 Lexus ES 300h 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful
I test drove the 300h with the tech package. I liked all of the tech features. I really wanted to like everything about the car. I test drove an es350 several years ago and was impressed. However, the 300h that I test drove did not have a smooth ride. There was also an excessive amount of wind noise. Maybe I drove a lemon ? I wound up buying a Hyundai hybrid limited. The interior was not quite as nice, but it was quieter and had a smoother ride.
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Gas Mileage Smells of Volkswagen Corruption
DW. Gragg, 11/13/2018
updated 05/31/2022
2015 Lexus ES 300h 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
11 of 22 people found this review helpful
UPDATE. 5.28.22. Toyota and Lexus are still deceiving people with the gas milage they state and what is actual, IMO. I understand druving conditions differ, but should never be this off in calculations. One day, a subcommittee will undertake my concern and hopefully we will get an answer. UPDATE. 11.28.2020. Edmunds ask me to up date my review. As of today, I believe more than ever, that Lexus and Toyota, specifically Akio Toyoda and Mark Templin, knowingly and wittingly, falsified data to get better gas mileage on my ES300 and from every Lexus owner Ive asked, 100% everyone says the same, no where near gas mileage adverised. Inhave sent results to EPA and expect Toyota lobbiest to squash it. UPDATE: 5-26-19 I've put over 25,000 miles on my 2015 300h now. It has never got the 40/39 on the highway. 35mpg at the most. Also, Lexus HQ in Plano Texas has refused to give me history of the service performed. Lexus certified my vehicle based on work performed at a Toyota dealership in AZ. However, they refuse to provide the service details. Why? The heaving breathing lady on at the corporate office, who says "as far as I'm concerned, she is the CEO to me" says "I would just have to take her word". Yes! She said those exact words. It is my opinion from the run around Lexus is giving me because I only ask for what service was performed at one Toyota dealership, and they refuse to give it, that it appears to be some form of cover up of wrong doing. Lexus, the new smell of Volkswagen! I have put over 5000 miles on my 2015 300H. It has never got close to the 40/39 advertised. At max it gets 33 hwy. Lexus dealership tested it 4 times and the first 43 miles per service manager trip they drove only got 32 mph at 55mph hwy. They filled up tank, drove 43 miles and refilled tank with 1.3 gallons. Computer read out was 43 miles per gallon. Do the math. 43/1.3=33.07. This has a smell of Volkswagen in my opinion. P.s. I have the print outs from Lexus to prove it.
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Inflated advertised MPG
Withheld, 01/02/2016
updated 01/16/2018
2016 Lexus ES 300h 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
16 of 33 people found this review helpful
Bought this 2016 ES300H in early December 2015 with a (at least allegedly) full tank of gas by dealer. Fuel gauge did show full tank. At 450 miles, "Low Fuel" light came on. Assuming 3 gallons of gas still in the tank, mpg comes to 32. The mpg calculator/indicator in the car shows 33. I live in the mid-Atlantic area where the December 2016 weather was very mild. I have been driving very gently, no hard acceleration or stopping, as I wanted to see what gas mileage I would get. I've been driving about 60% in-town and 40% highway. I've read elsewhere people getting 33, 37, or 40 mpg. Does individual ES300H's have such large disparity in mpg? Lax quality control? Or the car should have low mpg during "break-in" period (first 600 miles) when the engine is "tight"? After one year owning the car, I can confidently say that my ES300H never achieves the advertised mpg, even in ECO mode. 34~35 mpg is the norm, and low fuel light comes on at about 450~500 miles, and at 500 miles, need to add 14~15 gallons. Also, actual mpg calculated from added gas versus mileage is always lower than shown in the dashboard. Jan 2018 Update: I have owned my 300H for 2 years now, at 18K miles. Have been driving it in ECO mode for almost 2 years. In pleasant temperatures (e.g. May or October), I can get 39~41 mpg reading on dashboard. Actual mpg calculated from gas filled/miles run is always about 2 mpg below car reading. In winter, mpg is much lower. I am currently (December - January) reading 33~34 mpg in car, expecting actual mpg to be 2 mpg lower.
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Why do the rotors need turning after 3000 miles??
Cheryl Maggi, 01/08/2016
2015 Lexus ES 300h 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
9 of 18 people found this review helpful
Fourth Lexus and second hybrid. At first, it was a dream to drive. Very comfortable and solid on the road, plenty of responsiveness in corners and in braking. As it is mostly driven by a little old lady on Sundays, I assumed it would be as reliable as the last couple. I was wrong. On the first scheduled maintenance visit, we noted the the Ac no longer blew cold and the brakes felt a little mushy. After two days at the dealership, we were informed that rodents had chewed several wires, causing the AC to no longer work, the radio to act funny, and other sundry issues that showed up during a thorough inspection. Also, asphalt had caked the underside of the car, causing the rotors to need to be turned. They suggested that we contact our insurance agency to get all this fixed. I think this is ridiculous, as the previous cars never had a problem with asphalt caking, or AC losing freon, or the radio stations not wanting to change after several minutes of scanning. I am very unhappy with this, and am looking into other cars.
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