Worst years for a Lexus IS 250
Owners have filed 938 complaints about the Lexus IS 250 with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2016. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Avoid
2006 Lexus IS 250252 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.
Every Lexus IS 250 year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2015 | B | 20 | 1 | 0 | 26,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2014 | D | 46 | 10 | 2 | 23,000 | Electrical System |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | 38,000 | Airbags |
| 2012 | C | 27 | 10 | 0 | 22,700 | Airbags |
| 2011 | C | 38 | 8 | 0 | 4,047 | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 43 | 9 | 0 | 38,557 | Airbags |
| 2009 | B | 61 | 4 | 0 | 64,500 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 157 | 7 | 1 | 67,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | D | 282 | 15 | 0 | 77,800 | Body & Structure |
| 2006 | D | 252 | 13 | 4 | 85,000 | Body & Structure |
What breaks on a Lexus IS 250
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2008
Exactly what failed on a Lexus IS 250
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Lexus IS 250, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Lexus IS 250 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Lexus IS 250
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.