Lexus IS200tYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 16 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Lexus IS200t.

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

Best & worst years

Lexus IS200t 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 IS200t median. Tap a year for its full report.

'16'17
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
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Complaints by system

Most common Lexus IS200t problems

All model years combined: 16 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
Service brakes40
Electrical system30
Fuel system, gasoline20
Air bags20
Exterior lighting20
Wheels20
Suspension10
Tires10
Vehicle speed control10
2 other systems20
2 recalls

Lexus IS200t recalls

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

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the IS200t

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2016–2017 · still open
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