Lexus IS 300 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 122 owner complaints across 13 model years of the Lexus IS 300 (2001–2022). The most-complained-about year is 2002.

safety recalls, all years

122

owner complaints, all years

2019

year with most recalls

2002

year with most complaints

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Model year	Recalls	Complaints
2022 Lexus IS 300	0	1
2021 Lexus IS 300	0	1
2020 Lexus IS 300	0	2
2019 Lexus IS 300	2	7
2018 Lexus IS 300	1	6
2017 Lexus IS 300	0	2
2016 Lexus IS 300	0	3
2006 Lexus IS 300	0	1
2005 Lexus IS 300	0	4
2004 Lexus IS 300	0	19
2003 Lexus IS 300	0	21
2002 Lexus IS 300	0	28
2001 Lexus IS 300	0	27

What Lexus IS 300 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 122 complaints with NHTSA. The 2002 model year has the most, with 28.

Unknown or other18
Vehicle speed control14
Suspension10
Tires8
Structure: body8
Engine7
Structure7
Air bags6

All Lexus IS 300 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Lexus IS 300, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

Fuel pump (fuel system)

NHTSA 20V682000 Reported November 4, 2020 1,525,742 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna, 2019-2020 Tundra, 2018-2020 Lexus ES350, 2017 Lexus…

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting January 21, 2021.…

Model years: 2019
Fuel pump (fuel system)

NHTSA 20V012000 Reported January 13, 2020 1,830,752 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13,…

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987.…

Model years: 2018, 2019

Other Lexus models

ES3501,365 complaints
RX957 complaints
RX350808 complaints
RX300722 complaints
IS 250719 complaints
ES300681 complaints
ES668 complaints
IS596 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.