Lexus IS 300
Owners filed 122 complaints across 13 model years of the Lexus IS 300. The 2002 drew the most (28); the 2022 the fewest (1).
Model years13
Complaints122
Recalls4
Fires5
Deaths0
Every Lexus IS 300 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2004 | 19 | 0 | — | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2003 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2002 | 28 | 0 | — | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2001 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Which Lexus IS 300 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 28 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.