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Lexus IS FYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 21 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Lexus IS F.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints21Top: Air bagsSafety recalls82008–2017 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2011Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls2010Not rated–/1002 complaints · 5 recalls2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls2008Not rated–/10013 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus IS F problems

All model years combined: 21 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
Air bags131
Engine50
Structure11
Vehicle speed control11
Visibility/wiper10
Fuel/propulsion system10
Power train10
8 recalls

Lexus IS F recalls

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

84%Delivery: fuel pump20V-012 · 2014 · Jan 13, 2020 · 1,830,752 vehicles65%Driver side: inflator module19V-741 · 2008–2009 · Oct 17, 2019 · 928,220 vehicles83%Passenger side: inflator module19V-005 · 2010–2014 · Jan 9, 2019 · 1,299,448 vehicles77%Passenger side: inflator module18V-024 · 2009–2013 · Jan 9, 2018 · 628,018 vehicles74%Passenger side: inflator module17V-006 · 2008–2012 · Jan 9, 2017 · 577,875 vehicles72%Passenger side: inflator module16V-340 · 2008–2011 · May 23, 2016 · 1,754,517 vehicles72%Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings14V-647 · 2008–2010 · Oct 15, 2014 · 422,509 vehicles–Visibility/wiper13V-030 · 2008–2011 · Jan 30, 2013 · 267,718 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the IS F

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2008–2014 · still open
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