Reliability & cost of ownership
Lexus Is Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lexus Is? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Lexus Is problems by model year
1 recall entry and 587 owner complaints on file across 27 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lexus Is, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure142 complaints
- unknown or other113 complaints
- air bags113 complaints
- visibility/wiper74 complaints
- engine70 complaints
- electrical system44 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system35 complaints
- steering33 complaints