FaultScore

Worst years for a Lexus IS 350

Owners have filed 279 complaints about the Lexus IS 350 with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2020. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2006 Lexus IS 350

116 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

2014 Lexus IS 350

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Lexus IS 350 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2020 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2019 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2017 1 0 0 Stability & Traction Control
2016 3 0 0 Suspension
2015 4 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2014 B 15 1 0 36,780 Brakes
2012 2 0 0 Airbags
2011 8 2 0 71,000 Engine & Cooling
2010 C 11 1 0 Airbags
2009 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2008 D 43 10 0 50,000 Airbags
2007 C 70 3 0 71,000 Body & Structure
2006 D 116 7 0 84,372 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Lexus IS 350

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 52 18.6%

Worst in 2006

Body & Structure 52 18.6%

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Acceleration & Cruise Control 19 6.8%

Worst in 2007

Fuel & Propulsion 17 6.1%

Worst in 2006

Other & Unspecified 16 5.7%

Worst in 2007

Electrical System 15 5.4%

Worst in 2006

Steering 13 4.7%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 11 3.9%

Worst in 2006

Equipment & Accessories 6 2.2%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 1.8%

Worst in 2007

Lights 3 1.1%

Worst in 2007

Seat Belts 3 1.1%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Lexus IS 350, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2006 peak 24 Mar 2023

Compare the Lexus IS 350

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.