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CarsLore / Compare / Large cars / Impala vs IS F

Chevrolet Impala vs Lexus IS F

Two large cars, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 1 like-for-like measure: the Chevrolet Impala leads on 1, the Lexus IS F on 0.

Where each one leads

Chevrolet Impala

  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2020 Chevrolet Impala uses 10.9 l/100 km, the 2014 Lexus IS F 12.6.

Lexus IS F

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Chevrolet ImpalaLexus IS F
Model years in the US safety record1981–20202008–2018
Licensed in the United Kingdom—161
On the road in the Netherlands762—
In traffic in Finland277—

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Chevrolet ImpalaLexus IS F
New York safety inspections failed2.9%—
… against cars of the same year+28%—
Illogical odometer records (NL)75.2%—
US owner complaints10,42621
Most complaints aboutElectrical systemAir bags
Model year with most complaints2004 (1,073)2008 (13)
US recall campaigns348
Manufacturer service bulletins19,7891,485
NHTSA defect investigations167

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

Chevrolet ImpalaLexus IS F
NHTSA overall rating5★ (2020)—

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

Chevrolet ImpalaLexus IS F
Official combined fuel use, Canada10.9 l/100 km (2020)12.6 l/100 km (2014)
Average odometer in Finland50,000 km—

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).