2010 Lexus IS 250 problems
NHTSA has received 43 complaints about the 2010 Lexus IS 250, and 60% of them involve air bags. After that come cruise control (9%) and body & structure (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 61% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 39,000 miles 16 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 | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 16 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 39,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Lexus IS 250 with enough data (18 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 lexus is-250. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently and spontaneously accelerated forward. The failure caused the contact to crash her vehicle several times. On one occasion, the contact was launched into oncoming traffic because of the failure. Both the driver and the passenger were injured and transported to the hospital. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, stated they could not duplicate the failure.
Tl* the contact owned a 2010 lexus is 250. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact swerved to avoid a crash from an oncoming vehicle. As a result, another vehicle rear ended the contact's vehicle. The contact's vehicle crashed into a tree and the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed.
Lexus consumer writes in regards to vehicle airbag explosion during accident. *smd the consumer stated his wife was a passenger in the vehicle which rear ended another vehicle. The consumer's wife stated the explosion of the air bag and flying debris caused more injuries than the accident itself.
I was driving home from a mountain community while it was snowing. I activated my ect snow button on my vehicle and proceeded to go up and down two large snow covered mountains. After successfully traversing the terrain, I approached a stop sign when I began to lose control of the car. My safety features , trac and ect activated and righted the vehicle, however, after the vehicle was righted, the vehicle suddenly loss power and seemed as if it stopped.
Tl* the contact was driving a loaner 2010 lexus is250. The contact was applying the brakes from approximately 5 MPH when the vehicle abnormally accelerated and hit a school bus. The contact shifted the vehicle into park to stop the vehicle. A police report was filed but no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was 6,800 and the current mileage was unknown.