Used 2016 Lexus ES 350 Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Unbelievably Awesome Vehicle
P. Wolfe, 01/05/2020
2016 Lexus ES 350 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Buy it! You deserve it! Love this Vehicle! Comfortable to drive, lots of leg room, great trunk space, dependable, quiet, awesome vehicle!
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Disappointed, 08/19/2016
updated 08/26/2019
2016 Lexus ES 350 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
39 of 60 people found this review helpful
This is a Luxury automobile and as such should have luxury features. It has quite a few but here is what it does not have. I think I am bothered as much as to why these features are missing as I am that they are missing. First, there is no digital speedometer. Today’s analog speedometers are hard to see and under certain conditions very hard to see. With police having zero tolerance for speeds over the limit in some places the 20mph increments on the analog speedometer won’t cut it. My 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee has not one but 2 digital speedometers plus the analog. One is on the dash and one is on the navigation system and turns red if you exceed the limit. The Lexus has the hardware and processors to provide the digital speedometer but Lexus chose not to for on ES350. The dealer told me if I bought a more expensive model I could have it. I have 2 digital speedometers on my smart phone that are free. Second, there are no warning sensors to protect against high curbs. The low slung front end looks great but if you get too close to a curb you are in for a horrendous repair bill. The parking assist front sensors won’t help on high curbs. Add 2 more properly angled sensors and problem solved. I think this problem is well understood by Lexus and was left uncovered on purpose. My friends F150 Ford truck has 360 degree cameras that also do the trick. Hardly a luxury vehicle. Lexus wants to fix your front end damage$$$. Third, there is no “remote start” on the FOB. Most other cars have this. Lexus wants you to buy the Enform app that does this. The app costs a lot of money after the first year and there is such a delay to the actual remote start it is unusable in many situations. Once again my 4 year old Jeep has instant remote start on the FOB as do just about all other vehicles. Lexus says the app has other stuff like a vehicle locator. A vehicle locator can be had as a free app on any smart phone. After the first year, if you don’t pony up for the Enform Remote , Lexus says they will not help you find your stolen car. Isn’t that sweet. Fourth, there is no map button. You cannot touch one button in a hurry to get to the Navi map to see what the next street name is. You can if that’s you only home screen but that silly when the home screen has split screen capability. The Lexus used to have a map button but took it away in this generation. Yes the Jeep has one. Once again, this is an obvious omission….but why? There is a button to get to radio and media. How about a voice command you say. That takes you to the Navi but starts asking questions. They could have a “go to map” voice command but don’t. How about just hold the home button down to get there or any of 10 other ways. It's been a year now and what's missing is more bothersome than ever. Too bad, because other than being overpriced the ES 350 is a nice car. Lexus just sent me a notice that if I want to keep the Enform app it will cost $1200+ for 4 years. UPDATE: Now that it's 95 degrees outside and I see other car owners remote starting their cars with 2 clicks on their FOB to get the AC going like my lowly Jeep, I realize even more how duplicitous the Enform App really is. Update 2019. It's been 3 years now and to my knowledge the new ES350s still have no digital speedometer option on the center display. Look in the Lexus forums and you will see posts from disappointed owners. I also noticed if you don't pay for their expensive Enform App they remove the ability to input an address by voice in the Nav system. Isn't the Nav expensive enough as it is? Of course Google navigating can take me anywhere, is always up to date and free.
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ES350 best all around car
steven rosen, 07/24/2016
updated 07/27/2020
2016 Lexus ES 350 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
10 of 15 people found this review helpful
I traded a 10 yr old GS350 for the new ES. I like the front-rear-and side warning beepers and blue tooth android connection for Pandora. There is a very slight degrade in handling stability compared to the rear wheel drive and suspension of the GS but more than made up by the quietness and comfort of the new ES. I got what I thought was a a good deal on the 2016 model - $7500 off MSRP and the $11.5k for the trade in of the '07 GS with 54k miles. The car has 400+ miles and so far no problems except for the Pandora dropping out occasionally. Car is as pleasure to drive. My only suggestions would be for an 8 speed transmission and a little tighter suspension for less roll on turns. UPDATE 1-25-17: Affirm the above but have some very minor complaints. The eform is awkward - poorly designed. It gets confused and loses Pandora connection and seeks another application I don't have installed. FM radio switches stations on its own. I don't listen to FM often. Lots of inefficient,distracting movements it operating the eform. I'm told the 2017 model has addressed some of this. Only 3500 mi on ODO. 1 Year Update July 2017 Still high marks for the car but the enform software still defective POS even after a so-called upgrade or update. Pandora works through the enform about 25% of the time. Has a hard time connecting and gets confused trying to connect with Slacker, which I don't use. It works 100% if I by-pass the enform and play it directly from the phone to the speakers via blue tooth.. I miss the smoothness and efficiency of an 8 speed transmission like my wife's RX -same model year and same 3.5 ltr. engine. She has the same issues with enform which fails trying to connect to Pandora. My guess is that next year's ES will have it. Update 01/20/2018 Np change - still a very reliable and comfortable ride. Technology now not cutting edge- state of the art - 6 speed auto trans lacks efficiency compared to wife's 8 speed in her RX. My next car will probably be electric, hybrid or turbo to reduce burden on the environment. 4 years old 22,000 miles - still runs great. No issues.
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Not reliable
Chathamwoman, 12/21/2016
2016 Lexus ES 350 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
8 of 12 people found this review helpful
I have only had my car for less than a month and it has left me stranded five times by not starting. It's been in the garage twice already and the latest fix they want to make is a battery charger that I plug in at night because I don't drive far enough distances to charge the battery between trips. I guess I have to change my lifestyle to own a Lexus, not!!! Still not sure how they will resolve this, may be a temporary Lexus owner, same though cause I like the car, I have all the bells and whistles on it.
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Our third Lexus
Arlene Becker, 08/13/2016
2016 Lexus ES 350 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
7 of 11 people found this review helpful
Car is great, good looking and speedy enough. Would like to meet the engineer that designed the screen control knob.
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