2007 Lexus IS 250 problems
NHTSA has received 282 complaints about the 2007 Lexus IS 250, and 21% of them involve body & structure. After that come air bags (20%) and cruise control (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 282 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 199 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 25 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 33 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 33 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 37 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 22 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 8 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 199 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 78,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (38 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Lexus IS 250 with enough data (101 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
On june 8th of 2016 I was sitting at a red light and was rear-ended and pushed into the another vehicle causing extensive damage and total loss. None of my airbags were deployed and I was taken to the emergency room with neck left arm and back trauma. My passenger had neck sprain and a bruise on her thigh.
I own a lexus is250, I pushed down on the gas pedal and it got stuck. I rammed into a car and hit it twice before the car would stop. I hit the car on the sensory going 35 miles per hour and my air bags didn't deploy. Updated 01/08/15 updated 01/14/15.
Two compaints on my lexus is250: 1) purchased car in january 2007, and immediately had brake concerns. Returned to dealer two times and was informed that there was no problem. Brakes began to screech around 15k miles, returned to dealer. This time the brakes were replaced. Now at 20k miles and brakes are an issue again. This time they feel spongy and not cosistent when brake pedal is applied. Item 2) last night I got into my car to leave.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 lexus is250. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled. When she restarted the engine the vehicle's spped would not exceed 5MPH. The contact was forced to drive onto the emergency lane. The vehicle was towed to a lexus dealer who confirmed that the fuel rail pressure censor failed . The part was removed and replaced with a new one under warranty. After the vehicle was repaired, the vehicle stalled once again. The dealer was contacted once again and they stated that it was a misfire.