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Lexus IS 250

Every Lexus IS 250 model year on file, 2006 to 2017. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years71968 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122006 to 2017
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,274Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 213, 30% of the model's total

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

0100200300200620072132008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Lexus IS 250 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
226
Structure
158
Engine and cooling
72
Speed control
72
Visibility and wipers
63
Electrical system
47
Fuel system
40
Steering
30
Brakes
25
Powertrain
21
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lexus IS 250 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 250 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2017Not decoded0NoneNone0061
2016Not decoded10.01000068
2015Sedan166.310001232
2014Sedan3520.017501285
2013Sedan520.01521244
2012Sedan1723.55741216
2011Sedan3016.715041207
2010Convertible4020.044461223
2009Sedan486.317161155
2008Sedan1256.434751197
2007Sedan2135.651351191
2006Sedan18910.139461195
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus IS 250

  • 19V-741 Oct 17, 2019
    These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design
    Airbags · 928k vehicles
  • 19V-005 Jan 9, 2019
    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Toyota 4Runner, 2014-2015 Scion xB, Lexus IS350C, IS250C, 2014…
    Airbags · 1.3M vehicles
  • 18V-024 Jan 9, 2018
    In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation…
    Airbags · 628k vehicles
  • 17V-006 Jan 9, 2017
    These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment…
    Airbags · 578k vehicles
  • 16V-340 May 23, 2016
    These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original…
    Airbags · 1.75M vehicles
  • 14V-647 Oct 15, 2014
    Due to anti-corrosion plating remnants, fuel may leak from where the fuel pressure sensor is attached to the fuel delivery pipe
    Fuel system · 423k vehicles
  • 13V-030 Jan 30, 2013
    Nuts that fasten the wiper arms may be insufficiently torqued such that if the wiper arms are restricted by an external load, such as a buildup of…
    Visibility and wipers · 268k vehicles
  • 05V-565 Dec 19, 2005
    On certain passenger vehicles, there is a possibility that the accelerator pedal may temporarily become stuck in the partially depressed position…
    Speed control · 3,567 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.