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Lexus IS 350

Every Lexus IS 350 model year on file, 2006 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years21718 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years182006 to 2023
Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,665Summed across model years
By model year

The 2006 model year drew the most complaints, 93, 43% of the model's total

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

025507510020069320082010201220142016201820202023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Structure leads the Lexus IS 350 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
52
Airbags
50
Visibility and wipers
31
Engine and cooling
27
Speed control
19
Fuel system
17
Electrical system
15
Steering
13
Brakes
11
Powertrain
5
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Lexus IS 350 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 350 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Not decoded0NoneNone0010
2022Not decoded0NoneNone0033
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0060
2020Sedan10.0110054
2019Sedan1100.072077
2018Not decoded0NoneNone1196
2017Sedan10.0601128
2016Sedan20.01401165
2015Convertible40.020011221
2014Sedan147.17011278
2013Not decoded0NoneNone31235
2012Convertible20.04051213
2011Sedan520.02571211
2010Convertible812.58981202
2009Sedan30.01181139
2008Sedan3020.08381182
2007Sedan535.712881180
2006Sedan935.419481181
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lexus IS 350

  • 20V-682 Nov 4, 2020
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 1.53M vehicles
  • 20V-012 Jan 13, 2020
    On March 4, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser, 2018 Avalon, Corolla, 2014 FJ Cruiser,…
    Fuel system · 1.83M vehicles
  • 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-432 Jun 26, 2018
    Diaphragms in the fuel pulsation dampers may harden over time and develop cracks, possibly causing a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 115k 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-395 Sep 4, 2013
    These vehicles, equipped with the 2GR-FSE engine, use bolts to secure the housing and sprocket of the Variable-Valve Timing (VVT) system gear assembly
    Engine and cooling · 102k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.