Used Lexus ES Hybrid for Sale nearPrinceton, NJ

How much does the Lexus ES Hybrid cost in today's market?

Used Lexus ES Hybrid prices span a wide range depending on model year. Here's what the market looks like right now:

The Lexus ES Hybrid's current nationwide average price is $37,730, and its lowest point over the past year was $32,668. Recently, prices have held firm or risen year-over-year across the most recent model years.

Is the Lexus ES Hybrid a good car?

Yes — the all-generations user rating points to a model that consistently lands well with owners.

The all-generations owner rating is 4.9/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners repeatedly praise the Lexus ES Hybrid for its comfort, smooth and quiet ride, and strong fuel efficiency. They also highlight its advanced safety features and the seamless transition between electric and gas power, which helps give the car a relaxed, easygoing character.

Expert reviews rate the 2022 and 2017 models among the highest across all years.

The main trade-offs center on fairly pedestrian performance, uninspired styling, and occasional minor technology issues.

32.7% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Lexus ES Hybrid models reliable?

Owners consistently describe the Lexus ES Hybrid as comfortable, efficient, and easy to live with, and expert commentary reinforces its reputation for quiet, composed daily driving. Across the model years in the data, that combination of comfort and efficiency is a major reason shoppers keep coming back to it.

• Owners rate the Lexus ES Hybrid between 4.7 and 5 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, long-term ownership risk looks manageable, especially if you focus on well-kept examples with clean history reports.

What should I look for when buying a used Lexus ES Hybrid?

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 75.5% — always verify the vehicle history report.

Older model years carry meaningfully higher accident rates, so always verify the vehicle history report on pre-2021 models.

Key things to evaluate:

• Safety package: Lexus Safety System+ 2.5
• Infotainment: touchscreen infotainment display with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and Amazon Alexa integration
• Fuel efficiency: 37 mpg on our testing route, and the EPA’s official 44 mpg rating in combined driving

Which Lexus ES Hybrid trim should I buy?

The 2022 Lexus ES Hybrid offers these trims:

• Base: The entry trim gives you the core ES Hybrid experience, and it suits you if you want the model’s comfort-first character at the most accessible level.
• Luxury: This trim adds a more upscale feel and is a strong fit if you want a richer daily-driver setup.
• Ultra Luxury: This version builds further on comfort and refinement, making it the best-value choice if you want the most premium cabin experience.
• F Sport: This trim adds a sportier appearance package, black 19-inch wheels, and a racier interior look, while keeping the ES Hybrid’s relaxed driving character.

What Lexus ES Hybrid do most buyers choose?

The Lexus ES Hybrid years with the most listings are 2024, 2025, and 2023.

These higher-volume years tend to draw more shoppers because they offer a broad mix of availability and pricing. You also get more chances to compare condition, mileage, and deal quality within the same model-year pool.

What is the Lexus ES Hybrid's resale value?

The table shows a mixed pattern, with some years edging down and several newer years moving up. That means you can still find value in older examples, while the newest model years are commanding stronger prices. The spread also suggests buyers are paying up for fresher inventory and newer features.

The 2020 and 2023 model years are holding steady, with prices close to flat year-over-year.

The 2021, 2022, and 2025 model years have held their value best, with prices flat to rising year-over-year.

Is the Lexus ES Hybrid safe?

• 2022: 7/10
• 2017: 10/10

The 2022 Lexus ES Hybrid comes with Lexus Safety System+ 2.5, which adds adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go capability, lane-centering assistance, forward-collision warning, pedestrian detection, cyclist detection, automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assistance, automatic high-beam headlights, blind-spot warning, and rear cross-traffic warning.

For the safest used buy, the 2017 model posts the highest confirmed score of 10/10.

Should I buy a used Lexus ES Hybrid now or wait for the next model?

Buy now if:

• Price trend: The 2019 model is at −2.91% versus a year ago.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2024 model has the most listings at a current average price of $42,824. The Lexus ES Hybrid offers a quiet, comfortable, and reliable daily-driving character that makes it easy to live with.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: The whole point of the Lexus ES 300h is its hybrid powertrain, which uses a 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine in combination with an electric drive assist motor and a lithium-ion battery pack to produce a total of 215 horsepower, and it returned 37 mpg on our testing route while carrying the EPA’s official 44 mpg rating in combined driving.
• Tech: The infotainment system includes a touchscreen display, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, and Amazon Alexa integration.
• Safety: Lexus Safety System+ 2.5 adds more responsive adaptive cruise control acceleration when the driver changes lanes to pass slower vehicles, an evasive steering assistance system, and Intersection Turning Assist.
• Starting price: With MSRPs starting at just over $40,000 and topping out with every option at well under $60,000, the ES sedan supplies style, luxury, and plenty of spacious comfort for the money.

If you're buying used today, the 2024 model year offers the best mix of value and availability. If you want the latest tech and features, it may be worth waiting for the next model year's inventory to build up.

How does the 2022 Lexus ES Hybrid compare to the 2023 Toyota Camry Hybrid?

Expert Pros & Cons (per CarGurus review team)

2022 Lexus ES Hybrid:

• Pros: Fuel-efficient, Easy-to-use technology, Spacious.
• Cons: Fairly pedestrian performance, Uninspired styling.

2023 Toyota Camry Hybrid:

• Pros: Fuel-efficient, Easy-to-use technology, Great safety ratings.
• Cons: Potentially polarizing design, Interior materials feel cheap, Not much cargo space.

Our experts score the 2022 Lexus ES Hybrid 7.7/10 and the 2023 Toyota Camry Hybrid 5.5/10. The Lexus gives you the more upscale, spacious, and refined-feeling package, while the Camry Hybrid counters with a lower starting MSRP and stronger city and highway mpg figures. If you want the more premium-feeling sedan, the Lexus stands out; if you want the more affordable hybrid with stronger efficiency numbers, the Toyota makes a compelling case.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from October 21, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.