Lexus IS 300 vs Toyota T100

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 300	Toyota T100
Complaints on file	156	390
Model years covered	2001–2022	1992–1998
Worst model year	2002	1995
Best model year	2004	1998
Crashes reported	32	11
Fires reported	7	2
Injuries reported	18	17
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Body & Structure	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	36.5%	7.7%

Lexus IS 300 by year

29 37 25 23 6 1 3 2 9 13 4 2 2

01 02 03 04 05 06 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 22 14.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 18 11.5%

Other & Unspecified 18 11.5%

Suspension 14 9.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 11 7.1%

Brakes 11 7.1%

Tires 11 7.1%

Toyota T100 by year

2 23 22 90 130 90 33

92 93 94 95 96 97 98

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 84 21.5%

Body & Structure 70 17.9%

Steering 35 9.0%

Suspension 33 8.5%

Seat Belts 32 8.2%

Airbags 22 5.6%

Engine & Cooling 21 5.4%

Brakes 21 5.4%