Lexus IS 250 vs GMC Suburban

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	GMC Suburban
Complaints on file	938	2,323
Model years covered	2006–2016	1974–2004
Worst model year	2006	1994
Best model year	2015	2000
Crashes reported	79	246
Fires reported	7	39
Injuries reported	39	101
Deaths reported	2	7
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	13.5%	16.9%

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%

GMC Suburban by year

1 2 5 6 4 8 8 24 28 33 105 254 490 294 220 268 137 393 20 5 9 8 1

74 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,053 45.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 203 8.7%

Tires 136 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 129 5.6%

Electrical System 125 5.4%

Seats 105 4.5%

Engine & Cooling 100 4.3%

Steering 95 4.1%