2004 Lexus GS: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

3 builds left the factory as a 2004 GS, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 2 main configurations
  • 1,197 vehicles built
  • 8 for sale right now

Which GS is yours?

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Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

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What actually differs

300/430 JT8BD69S-4 300/430 JT8BL69S-4
Engine 3L 6-cyl 4.3L 8-cyl
Power 215 hp 300 hp
Typical price today $9,665 $21,999
For sale right now 5 3
Vehicles built 992 204
Same on every 2004 GS
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sedan
  • Doors 4-door
Will it hold value?

A GS typically keeps about 76% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $8,398 today.

GS depreciation by year →
Cost to run

16/23 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,450/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2004 GS

Safety, in plain English

What JT8BD69S-4 means

JT8 BD69S · 4
JT8
the World Manufacturer Identifier Lexus registered — assembled in Japan
BD69S
together encode the GS line — Sedan, 3L 6cyl — as Lexus filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
4
in position 10 — model year 2004
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run JT8BD69S 540193139
1 rare configuration — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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