Vehicle report
2008 LEXUS IS 250
This model year
What the record shows
The 2008 Lexus Is 250 is a subcompact car, and the 3rd model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 2006 to 2017.
The EPA rated two configurations: a single 2.5-litre six-cylinder engine, rear-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 21 to 24 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 125 owner complaints, 5 safety recalls and 157 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.