Reliability & cost of ownership
Lexus Is 350 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Lexus Is 350? 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 350 problems by model year
0 recall entries and 217 owner complaints on file across 17 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Is 350 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Is 350 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Is 350 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Is 350 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Is 350 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Is 350 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Is 350 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Is 350 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Is 350 | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Is 350 | 0 | 14 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Is 350 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Is 350 | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Is 350 | 0 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Is 350 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Is 350 | 0 | 30 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Is 350 | 0 | 53 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Is 350 | 0 | 93 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Lexus Is 350, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure52 complaints
- air bags50 complaints
- visibility/wiper23 complaints
- engine21 complaints
- vehicle speed control19 complaints
- unknown or other16 complaints
- electrical system15 complaints
- steering13 complaints