Lexus IS vs Plymouth Neon

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	Plymouth Neon
Complaints on file	808	2,016
Model years covered	1999–2025	1994–2001
Worst model year	2006	1995
Best model year	2015	1999
Crashes reported	68	230
Fires reported	9	66
Injuries reported	38	161
Deaths reported	1	11
Most complained-about part	Body & Structure	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	14.4%	23.2%

Lexus IS by year

1 1 17 18 12 13 185 171 143 55 52 22 29 13 16 14 2 15 3 3 7 2 6 6 1 1

99 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

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 148 18.3%

Airbags 114 14.1%

Other & Unspecified 114 14.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 95 11.8%

Engine & Cooling 78 9.7%

Electrical System 45 5.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 37 4.6%

Steering 34 4.2%

Plymouth Neon by year

3 711 476 234 237 82 199 74

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 625 31.0%

Brakes 233 11.6%

Electrical System 170 8.4%

Airbags 169 8.4%

Steering 119 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 114 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 81 4.0%

Body & Structure 75 3.7%