Lexus IS 350

Owners filed 217 complaints across 15 model years of the Lexus IS 350. The 2006 drew the most (93).

Model years15
Complaints217
Recalls60
Fires0
Deaths0

Which Lexus IS 350 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Lexus IS 350 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Lexus IS 350 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20201
0——Unknown or OtherRoutine
20191
2——Unknown or OtherRoutine
20180
1———Routine
20171
0——Traction Control SystemRoutine
20162
0——Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
20154
1——Fuel/Propulsion SystemRoutine
201414
1—1Fuel/Propulsion SystemRoutine
20130
3———Routine
20122
5——Air BagsRoutine
20115
7—1EngineRoutine
20108
8—1Air BagsRoutine
20093
8——Service BrakesRoutine
200830
8—6Air BagsRoutine
200753
8—3Air BagsRoutine
200693
8—5StructureRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.