Reliability & cost of ownership
Lexus Is 300 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lexus Is 300? 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 300 problems by model year
0 recall entries and 122 owner complaints on file across 16 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Is 300 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Is 300 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Is 300 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Is 300 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Is 300 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Is 300 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Is 300 | 0 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Is 300 | 0 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Is 300 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Is 300 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Is 300 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Is 300 | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Is 300 | 0 | 19 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Is 300 | 0 | 21 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Is 300 | 0 | 28 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Is 300 | 0 | 27 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lexus Is 300, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure21 complaints
- vehicle speed control18 complaints
- unknown or other18 complaints
- suspension14 complaints
- power train12 complaints
- tires11 complaints
- service brakes10 complaints
- air bags9 complaints