MYRModel Year Report

Lexus IS 300 — YEARS TO AVOID

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

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Lexus IS 300 Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2022 highlighted. 2001: 27 complaints 2001 2002: 28 complaints 2003: 21 complaints 2003 2004: 19 complaints 2005: 4 complaints 2005 2006: 1 complaints 2016: 3 complaints 2016 2017: 2 complaints 2018: 6 complaints 2018 2019: 7 complaints 2020: 2 complaints 2020 2021: 1 complaints 2022: 1 complaints 2022
2022: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
200127
200228
200321
200419
20054
20061
20163
20172
20186
20197
20202
20211
20221

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2022 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2021 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2018 Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2017 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2016 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2006 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2005 Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2004 Not enough data 19 Only 19 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2003 Not enough data 21 Only 21 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2002 Not enough data 28 Only 28 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2001 Not enough data 27 Only 27 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.