Lexus IS 250 by model year

938 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Lexus IS 250 across 10 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Lexus IS 250

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2006	252
2007	282
2008	157
2009	61
2010	43
2011	38
2012	27
2013	8
2014	46
2015	20

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2015	20			23 to 24
2014	46	Electrical system (20%)		23 to 24
2013	8		2	23
2012	27	Air bags (37%)	4	22
2011	38	Air bags (53%)	4	22
2010	43	Air bags (61%)	6	22
2009	61	Air bags (33%)	6	21 to 24
2008	157	Air bags (24%)	5	21 to 24
2007	282	Body & structure (21%)	5	21 to 24
2006	252	Body & structure (21%)	6	21 to 24