Used 2016 Lexus ES 300h 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT) Consumer Reviews

Love my 2016 ES300h

My Es300h has performed flawlessly for the past 3 years. Locally, the Lexus dealer is offering me $23K trade in and $6K in incentives if I trade for the 2019 / 2020 model. I'm really having a hard time with this as I'd love 3 - 4 years newer technology, but do I really need the payment. This is the very best auto I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot of cars going back to a 1962 Dodge Polara convertible with a 361 interceptor V8 engine (second worst car I've owned but he most fun to drive with gas at $.17 per gal).

Lexus ES 300h

Smooth running, quiet car with good gas mileage.

Quiet, comfortable, extremely reliable

I would highly recommend this car. It makes my commute a zen like, relaxing experience. I’m the second owner, bought it 3 years ago with 60k miles and has 101k miles now. It hasn’t had a single problem. It is very quiet and absorbs bumps and potholes beautifully. It has a good size trunk and all the options. At sea level and 55-70 mph the car gets 38 mpg and 30-34 mpg at 85+mph. At high elevation (5000’) it drops precipitously. Understand that the advertised mpg was determined with 91 octane, low rolling resistance tires, at sea level. I notice a HUGE difference in mpg with higher quality gas. Texaco and Shell give me much better milage than Walmart and truck stop gas. Quality, high octane gas is good for 3-4 more mpg. I had the non-hybrid version of this 2.5 engine in a Toyota Camry and I averaged 24 mpg in mixed driving in the Mountains and this got 30-32 in mixed driving in the same conditions. I always have this in Eco mode. If you use the seat warmers and heater the mpg drops. I use Michelin or Continental tires for low road noise. It has lots of torque for mountain passing and getting in the on ramp. It’ll do 100 mph all day long. My Infiniti Q50 had more cushion in the seats and 330 hp, but it sucked gas and this beats it in every other category. I’m 52 and my commute is 30 minutes on the freeway in Houston.

Could be a forever car

Auto climate control built in without driver control is stupid. The Joystick toggle is cumbersome--a simple touch screen is much better, would save time, and be a lot more safe.

Great all-around car