Factory build sheet
2003 Lexus ES 300
Build JTHBF30G-3 · 3L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JTHBF30G and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every ES whose VIN starts JTHBF30G and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 8,359 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 8,359 known VINs
- 41 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Lexus with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 1MZ-FE
- Engine manufacturer
- Toyota
- Horsepower
- 210 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- MCV30L
- Manufacturer
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$5,290 median asking price · 85 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $1,799 Top 2% of listings $13,219
The same build, other model years
Lexus used the VIN pattern JTHBF30G for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2002 300 3L 6cyl Sedan · 8,644 vehicles code 2 $5,898
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2003 You are here code 3 $5,290
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | JTH | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BF30G | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
8,359 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JTHBF30G-3 shares the specification above.
- 8,359 Known VINs
- 41 Listed for sale now
- 85 Priced listings
- $5,290 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the ES, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2004 300 3.3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 11,151 vehicles · $6,534 median
- 2006 330 3.3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 5,660 vehicles · $6,900 median
- 2008 350 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 17,652 vehicles · $8,500 median
- 2010 350 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 12,607 vehicles · $9,950 median
- 2013 350 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 17,014 vehicles · $14,000 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 85 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 8,359 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.