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Lexus IS

Every Lexus IS model year on file, 2015 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years462 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years132015 to 2027
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins348Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 10, 22% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02.557.510201520171020192021202320252027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Lexus IS complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
13
Engine and cooling
8
Electrical system
6
Structure
5
Steering
5
Visibility and wipers
4
Powertrain
3
Tires
2
Brakes
2
Suspension
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lexus IS model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Lexus IS by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone004
2026Sedan10.01000020
2025Sedan1100.0250021
2024Sedan10.0200034
2023Sedan50.0710057
2022Sedan40.0571033
2021Sedan250.0240044
2020Sedan60.0670025
2019Sedan20.0150023
2018Sedan30.0250022
2017Sedan100.0590023
2016Sedan20.0140023
2015Convertible90.04500019
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus IS

  • 26V-222 Apr 8, 2026
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system ยท 9,139 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.