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Lexus IS 300Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 122 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Lexus IS 300.

Lexus IS 300
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints122Top: StructureSafety recalls22001–2022 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: RL GNZLZ from Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Best & worst years

Lexus IS 300 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 300 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2020Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2019Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls2018Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall2017Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2016Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/10019 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/10021 complaints · 0 recalls2002Not rated–/10028 complaints · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/10027 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus IS 300 problems

All model years combined: 122 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Structure213
Vehicle speed control186
Suspension140
Power train122
Tires112
Air bags97
Engine70
Wheels52
Electrical system51
10 other systems349
2 recalls

Lexus IS 300 recalls

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

85%Delivery: fuel pump20V-682 · 2019 · Nov 4, 2020 · 1,525,742 vehicles84%Delivery: fuel pump20V-012 · 2018–2019 · Jan 13, 2020 · 1,830,752 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the IS 300

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2016–2018 · still open
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