Lexus IS F

Owners filed 21 complaints across 9 model years of the Lexus IS F. The 2008 drew the most (13).

Model years9
Complaints21
Recalls25
Fires0
Deaths0

Which Lexus IS F years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Lexus IS F 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 F model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20171
0——Unknown or OtherRoutine
20161
0—1Air BagsRoutine
20141
2——EngineRoutine
20130
2———Routine
20120
2———Routine
20112
3——Air BagsRoutine
20102
5——Air BagsRoutine
20091
6——Air BagsRoutine
200813
5—1Air BagsRoutine

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