Lexus body & structure problems
Across all Lexus models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,184 complaints involve body & structure. The IS 250 accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2007 IS 250 with 60 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,184 about body & structure, all Lexus models
- Most affected
- IS 250 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 730 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 87 and 17
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Lexus models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2007 Lexus IS 25060 complaints
- 2006 Lexus IS 25053 complaints
- 2007 Lexus ES35047 complaints
- 2007 Lexus IS46 complaints
- 2006 Lexus IS44 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 36 |
| 2003 | 37 |
| 2004 | 90 |
| 2005 | 63 |
| 2006 | 186 |
| 2007 | 269 |
| 2008 | 133 |
| 2009 | 36 |
| 2010 | 34 |
| 2011 | 24 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 33 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Among the 730 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.