Lexus IS 300

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

Year by year

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

• Structure21
• Vehicle speed control18
• Unknown or other18
• Suspension14
• Power train12
• Tires11
• Air bags9
• Engine7

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Crash-test ratings by year

NHTSA 5-star results for 6 model-year variants; 6 of 6 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption by year

Official Canadian test results for 15 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 9.1–13.2 L/100 km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

In New Zealand

350 IS 300 cars are on the New Zealand register; 9% arrived as used imports.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

In the Netherlands

59 IS 300 cars are on Dutch roads; 25% arrived later as imports. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new

Road collisions in Great Britain

From 2021 to 2025, 276 IS 300 cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 1 of those collisions were fatal and 48 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.

Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count

In the United Kingdom

13,537 IS 300 cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

561 IS 300 cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 68% passed first time, against 57% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

New registrations in Europe

856 new Lexus IS 300 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2013 and 2019, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2019 the largest markets were Poland (71).

Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Recalls

2 campaigns cover the IS 300.

NHTSA recalls