MYRModel Year Report

Lexus IS 250 — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2007, 2006, 2008 · Best bets: 2011, 2014, 2010, 2009

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Lexus IS 250 Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2016 highlighted. 2006: 189 complaints 2006 2007: 213 complaints 2008: 125 complaints 2008 2009: 48 complaints 2010: 40 complaints 2010 2011: 30 complaints 2012: 17 complaints 2012 2013: 5 complaints 2014: 35 complaints 2014 2015: 16 complaints 2016: 1 complaints 2016
2016: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
2006189
2007213
2008125
200948
201040
201130
201217
20135
201435
201516
20161

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2016 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2015 Not enough data 16 Only 16 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2014 Recommended 35 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2013 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2012 Not enough data 17 Only 17 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2011 Recommended 30 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2010 Recommended 40 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2009 Recommended 48 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2008 Avoid 125 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2007 Avoid 213 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2006 Avoid 189 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.