Lexus LS

The 2026 LS in brief

The 2026 Lexus LS is a midsize car offered with a 3.4L 6-cyl turbo engine and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 206 inches long and 75 inches wide on a 123-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,938 lb (500 4dr Sedan).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 21 MPG combined (17 city / 27 highway), 33% worse than the 2026 midsize car average of 31.2 MPG, for an estimated $3,900 a year in fuel.

There are no recalls or owner complaints on file with NHTSA for this model year.

The Lexus LS has 22 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2026, classed as Midsize Cars, Large Cars.

Its most efficient year was 2021 at 28 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 18 to 28 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the service brakes (138), unknown or other (53), electrical system (29).

Buying used? 2017 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2018 is the year to avoid.

2019 has the most recalls (4); all years together count 13 campaigns and 329 owner complaints.

How the 2005 LS compares

The 2005 Lexus LS is a large car offered with a 4.3L 8-cyl engine and rear-wheel drive.

It measures about 197 inches long and 72 inches wide on a 115-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,990 lb.

About the Lexus LS

The Lexus LS is a series of full-size luxury sedans that have served as the flagship model of Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota, since 1989. For the first four generations, all LS models featured V8 engines and were predominantly rear-wheel-drive. In the fourth generation, Lexus offered all-wheel-drive, hybrid, and long-wheelbase variants. The fifth generation changed to using a V6 engine with no V8 option, and only one length was offered.

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