Lexus IS 250cYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 23 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Lexus IS 250c.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints23Top: Air bags Safety recalls72010–2015 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Lexus IS 250c years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the IS 250c median. Tap a year for its full report.

11 7 4 0 0 1

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2015Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2012Not rated–/1004 complaints · 4 recalls 2011Not rated–/1007 complaints · 4 recalls 2010Not rated–/10011 complaints · 6 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Lexus IS 250c problems

All model years combined: 23 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

20Air bags1 crash/fire/injury

1Back over prevention

1Electrical system

1Engine

1Power train

1Wheels

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	20	1
Back over prevention	1	0
Electrical system	1	0
Engine	1	0
Power train	1	0
Wheels	1	0

7 recalls

Lexus IS 250c recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Driver side: inflator module19V-741 · 2010–2015 · Oct 17, 2019 · 928,220 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module19V-005 · 2010–2015 · Jan 9, 2019 · 1,299,448 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module18V-024 · 2010–2013 · Jan 9, 2018 · 628,018 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module17V-006 · 2012 · Jan 9, 2017 · 577,875 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module16V-340 · 2010–2011 · May 23, 2016 · 1,754,517 vehicles Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings14V-647 · 2010 · Oct 15, 2014 · 422,509 vehicles Visibility/wiper13V-030 · 2010–2012 · Jan 30, 2013 · 267,718 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the IS 250c

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2010–2015 · still open
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