Engine
Filed Nov 27, 2024WA
New engine
2018 Lexus IS
Routine
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. No safety recall has been issued.
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Most common 2018 Lexus IS problems
1 of the 3 complaints (33%) are about the engine.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch · door locks and latches | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsLatches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Mar 2, 2024IL
All four (4) door actuators stopped working or work intermittently. This is a known issue with both front and rear driver and passenger doors. Automobile doors will not open.
Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 15, 2024CA
Sunroof suddenly exploded while driving on highway, no debris or accident happened. Spontaneous sunroof glass shatter
All 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2006| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 122 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2006 | 143 | 7 | 5 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.