Compare the2025 Toyota CrownVS 2025 Lexus ES

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Environmental Friendliness
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Ergonomics
Recommendations

Safety

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The Crown has standard Whiplash Injury Lessening Seats, which use a specially designed seat to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the Whiplash Injury Lessening Seats system allows the backrest to travel backwards to cushion the occupants and the headrests move forward to prevent neck and spine injuries. The ES doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Crown. But it costs extra on the ES.

The Toyota Crown offers an optional Bird’s Eye View Camera and it also offers an optional rear camera washer to make backing always safe, regardless of road dirt or grime, while the Lexus ES doesn’t offer a camera washer, requiring manual cleaning.

Both the Crown and the ES have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Toyota Crown is safer than the Lexus ES:

	Crown	ES
OVERALL STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
	Passenger
STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
HIC	179	319
Chest Compression	.6 inches	.8 inches
Neck Injury Risk	26.1%	33%
Neck Compression	31 lbs.	62 lbs.
Leg Forces (l/r)	457/490 lbs.	473/518 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Toyota Crown is safer than the Lexus ES:

	Crown	ES
	Front Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	32	85
Abdominal Force	130 lbs.	160 lbs.
	Rear Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	157	300
	Into Pole
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	293	326

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

Side impacts caused 23% of all road fatalities in 2018, down from 29% in 2003, when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety introduced its side barrier test. In order to continue improving vehicle safety, the IIHS has started using a more severe side impact test: 37 MPH (up from 31 MPH), with a 4180-pound barrier (up from 3300 pounds). The results of this newly developed test demonstrates that the Toyota Crown is safer than the ES:

	Crown	ES
Overall Evaluation	GOOD	ACCEPTABLE
Structure	ACCEPTABLE	ACCEPTABLE
	Driver Injury Measures
Head/Neck	GOOD	GOOD
Head Injury Criterion	132	403
Neck Tension	223 lbs.	312 lbs.
Torso	ACCEPTABLE	ACCEPTABLE
Shoulder Deflection	.83 in	1.54 in
Shoulder Force	245 lbs.	379 lbs.
Pelvis	ACCEPTABLE	ACCEPTABLE
Head Protection	GOOD	GOOD
	Passenger Injury Measures
Head/Neck	GOOD	GOOD
Neck Tension	67 lbs.	134 lbs.
Torso	GOOD	GOOD
Torso Deflection Rate	8 MPH	10 MPH
Pelvis	GOOD	MARGINAL
Pelvis Force	759 lbs.	1205 lbs.
Head Protection	GOOD	GOOD

Warranty

Toyota pays for scheduled maintenance on the Crown for 1 year and 15000 miles longer than Lexus pays for maintenance for the ES (2/25000 vs. 1/10,000).

There are over 5 times as many Toyota dealers as there are Lexus dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Crown’s warranty.

Reliability

The battery on the Crown is in the trunk, which protects it from hot underhood temperatures that can degrade battery life. By keeping the Crown’s battery 20 to 30 degrees cooler, its life is increased by years. The ES’ battery is in the hot engine compartment.

Engine

The Crown has more powerful engines than the ES:

	Horsepower	Torque
Crown 2.5 DOHC 4-cylinder hybrid	236 HP
Crown Platinum 2.4 turbo 4-cylinder hybrid	340 HP	400 lbs.-ft.
ES 250 Luxury AWD 2.5 DOHC 4-cylinder	203 HP	184 lbs.-ft.
ES 300h 2.5 DOHC 4-cylinder hybrid	215 HP
ES 350 3.5 DOHC V6	302 HP	267 lbs.-ft.

As tested in Motor Trend the Crown Platinum 2.4 turbo 4-cylinder hybrid is faster than the Lexus ES:

	Crown	ES 300h	ES 350
Zero to 60 MPH	5.7 sec	7.8 sec	6 sec
Quarter Mile	14.4 sec	16 sec	14.5 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	96.1 MPH	90.6 MPH	99.2 MPH

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the Crown gets better mileage than the ES:

			MPG
Crown
	AWD	2.5 4-cyl. Hybrid	42 city/41 hwy
		2.4 turbo 4-cyl. Hybrid	29 city/32 hwy
ES
	FWD	3.5 DOHC V6	22 city/32 hwy
		F Sport 3.5 DOHC V6	22 city/31 hwy
	AWD	2.5 DOHC 4-cyl.	24 city/33 hwy

Regardless of its engine, the Crown’s engine automatically turns off when the vehicle is stopped, saving fuel and reducing pollution. Lexus only offers an automatic engine start/stop system on the ES Hybrid.

The Crown has 1.3 gallons more fuel capacity than the ES Hybrid’s standard fuel tank (14.5 vs. 13.2 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

Environmental Friendliness

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Toyota Crown higher (6 out of 10) than the Lexus ES (4 to 6). This means the Crown produces up to 12.1 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the ES every 15,000 miles.

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the Crown’s brake rotors are larger than those on the ES:

	Crown	ES
Front Rotors	12.9 inches	12 inches
Rear Rotors	12.5 inches	11.1 inches

The Crown stops much shorter than the ES:

	Crown	ES
60 to 0 MPH	127 feet	140 feet	Motor Trend

Tires and Wheels

For better traction, the Crown has larger tires than the ES (225/55R19 vs. 215/55R17).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Crown has standard 19-inch wheels. Smaller 17-inch wheels are standard on the ES. The Crown’s optional 21-inch wheels are larger than the 19-inch wheels on the ES F Sport.

Suspension and Handling

The Crown Platinum handles at .80 G’s, while the ES 300h pulls only .78 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Crown Platinum executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the ES 300h (27.5 seconds @ .61 average G’s vs. 28.4 seconds @ .6 average G’s).

For better maneuverability, the Crown Platinum’s turning circle is 2.6 feet tighter than the ES’ (35.4 feet vs. 38 feet).

Passenger Space

The Crown has .7 inches more front headroom, .2 inches more front hip room, 1.2 inches more front shoulder room and .8 inches more rear shoulder room than the ES.

Cargo Capacity

The Crown has a much larger trunk than the ES (15.2 vs. 13.9 cubic feet).

The Crown’s standard rear seats fold to accommodate long and bulky cargo. The ES doesn’t offer folding rear seats, only a ski pass-through.

Ergonomics

The Crown’s standard speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The ES’ standard manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

Consumer Reports rated the Crown’s headlight performance “Good,” a higher rating than the ES’ headlights, which were rated “Fair.”

The Toyota Crown has power folding mirrors that offer unparalleled convenience while maneuvering in tight places or parked. With the mirrors folded it’s easier to walk past and help prevent parking damage. The mirrors can be quickly unfolded when the driver is ready to leave. Power folding mirrors costs extra on the ES.

The Crown has standard heated front seats. Heated front seats cost extra on the ES. The Crown also has standard heated rear seats to keep those passengers extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated rear seats aren’t available in the ES.

The Crown has a standard heated steering wheel to take the chill out of steering on extremely cold winter days before the car heater warms up. A heated steering wheel costs extra on the ES.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Toyota Crown has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. Wireless charging costs extra on the ES.

The Crown Platinum’s Advanced Park can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. The ES doesn’t offer an automated parking system.

Recommendations

Consumer Reports® recommends both the Toyota Crown and the Lexus ES, based on reliability, safety and performance.

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