Lexus IS
Registered from 2001 to 2027.
About this model
The Lexus IS is a compact executive car sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota, since 1998. The IS was originally sold under the Toyota Altezza nameplate in Japan from 1998 until 2005. The IS was introduced as an entry-level sport model positioned below the ES in the Lexus lineup. It was the smallest car in the Lexus lineup until the introduction of the CT in 2011.
From the Wikipedia article Lexus IS, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover | ★★★★★ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 1775 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2026 | 232 hp · 1775 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2025 | 241 hp · 1745 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2024 | 241 hp · 1745 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2023 | 241 hp · 1745 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2022 | 241 hp · 1745 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2021 | 241 hp · 1745 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2020 | 241 hp · 1655 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan |
| 2019 | 241 hp · 1695 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan |
| 2018 | 241 hp · 1695 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan |
| 2017 | 306 hp · 1695 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan |
| 2016 | 306 hp · 1695 kg · 2800 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
77% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
17V006000
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 1, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), H0A (Toyota Zone C), GLG (Lexus Zone A), GLH (Lexus Zone B) and HLA (Lexus Zone C).
18V024000
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began on January 29, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for this recall are "Zone A" Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; "Zone B" Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; "Zone C" Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.
19V005000
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began February 15, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are "Zone A" Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; "Zone B" Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; "Zone C" Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.
26V222000
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed June 5, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26LB05 and 26LA05.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Lexus filed 20 bulletins about the 2026 IS.
- Other: 20
- OBSOLETE NOTICE Month ##, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see L-SB-0018-26 · July 2026
- During the manufacturing process, tires are mounted on the vehicle as matched sets to help reduce conditions such as pulling or drifting. If the wheels are replaced or refinished before vehicle… · July 2026
- A battery in a stored vehicle is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and service life. These conditions include storage period, temperature, parasitic drain, and battery load.… · July 2026
- OBSOLETE NOTICE June 18, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see L-SB-0017-26. · July 2026
- OBSOLETE NOTICE June 15, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see L-SB-0016-26. · July 2026
- Long-term or off-site storage requires special care to maintain vehicle condition. The following guidelines should be performed to minimize vehicle component/part degradation due to extended vehicle… · July 2026
- A battery in a stored vehicle is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and service life. These conditions include storage period, temperature, parasitic drain, and battery load.… · March 2026
- OBSOLETE NOTICE February 10, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see L-SB-0005-26. · March 2026
12 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.