Reliability & cost of ownership
Lexus Is 250 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lexus Is 250? 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 250 problems by model year
0 recall entries and 719 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Is 250 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Is 250 | 0 | 16 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Is 250 | 0 | 35 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Is 250 | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Is 250 | 0 | 17 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Is 250 | 0 | 30 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Is 250 | 0 | 40 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Is 250 | 0 | 48 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Is 250 | 0 | 125 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Is 250 | 0 | 213 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Is 250 | 0 | 189 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lexus Is 250, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags226 complaints
- structure158 complaints
- unknown or other76 complaints
- vehicle speed control72 complaints
- engine52 complaints
- visibility/wiper50 complaints
- electrical system47 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system31 complaints