2008 Lexus Is 350: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 43 complaints
43
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

25,000 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
10
STRUCTURE
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
STEERING
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2
POWER TRAIN
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"POWER STEERING FAILURE DURING TURN IN 2008 LEXUS 350- SUDDEN. CAUSED ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES TO PERSON AND PROPERTY. *TR"
"AS I WAS PARKING MY LEXUS IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD, MOVING OVER THE PARKING CEMENT BARRIER AND CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA RELATING TO THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE, I MADE SURE THE FLOOR MATS WERE PROPERLY ATTACHED. THIS HA..."
"AS I WAS PARKING MY LEXUS IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD, MOVING OVER THE PARKING CEMENT BARRIER AND CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA RELATING TO THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE, I MADE SURE THE FLOOR MATS WERE PROPERLY ATTACHED. THIS HA..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

AIR BAGS 10 complaints
25th: 51,500 mi Median: 66,500 mi 75th: 134,000 mi
STRUCTURE 7 complaints
25th: 43,922 mi Median: 56,000 mi 75th: 58,250 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5 complaints
25th: 3,894 mi Median: 14,283 mi 75th: 19,200 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 12 FL: 8 NC: 5 TX: 5 AZ: 3 MD: 2 MN: 2 GA: 2 NM: 1 NV: 1

Who Files Complaints?

4.7%
Original Owners
95.3%
Second+ Owners

Lexus Is 350 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20061167
2007703

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28