Lexus IS 250 vs Cadillac Escalade

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Lexus IS 250	Cadillac Escalade
Complaints on file	938	2,305
Model years covered	2006–2016	1999–2026
Worst model year	2006	2007
Best model year	2015	2026
Crashes reported	79	134
Fires reported	7	78
Injuries reported	39	109
Deaths reported	2	3
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13.5%	14.1%

Lexus IS 250 by year

252 282 157 61 43 38 27 8 46 20 4

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 230 24.5%

Body & Structure 160 17.1%

Other & Unspecified 76 8.1%

Engine & Cooling 72 7.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 72 7.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 63 6.7%

Electrical System 47 5.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 40 4.3%

Cadillac Escalade by year

46 96 3 164 111 99 64 26 320 180 89 47 53 32 23 30 144 123 77 29 29 15 91 106 190 63 25 30

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 513 22.3%

Airbags 328 14.2%

Electrical System 273 11.8%

Brakes 183 7.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 175 7.6%

Other & Unspecified 111 4.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 100 4.3%

Suspension 73 3.2%