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Lexus IS at salvage auctions

Copart 2014 Lexus IS 250 JTHCF1D28E5004464 Rear End133,652 mi upcomingDec 14 Copart 2008 Lexus IS 250 JTHCK262682027469 Front End254,509 mi upcomingDec 2 Copart 2024 Lexus IS F SPORT JTHGZ1E21R5037576 Front End20,513 mi upcomingNov 19 Copart 2018 Lexus IS 300 JTHC81D25J5026703 Damage History upcomingNov 17 Copart 2026 Lexus IS F SPORT DESIGN JTHBZ1B26T5100547 Front End7,613 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2023 Lexus IS F SPORT JTHBZ1E22P5032443 Front End38,226 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2015 Lexus IS 250 JTHBF1D27F5076351 Rear End167,411 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2023 Lexus IS F SPORT JTHGZ1B24P5071156 Front End30,775 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2014 Lexus IS 250 JTHCF1D2XE5008032 Front End117,085 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2011 Lexus IS BASE JTHBF5C27B5153061 Front End80,950 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2015 Lexus IS 250 JTHBF1D28F5081011 Side127,082 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2020 Lexus IS 300 F SPORT JTHGA1D25L5104826 Water / Flood131,353 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2016 Lexus IS 200T JTHBA1D23G5022450 Front End78,576 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2017 Lexus IS 200T JTHBA1D23H5040772 Front End109,155 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2015 Lexus IS 250 JTHBF1D2XF5075145 Front End118,275 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2014 Lexus IS 250 JTHBF1D21E5011297 Water / Flood178,913 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2012 Lexus IS 250 JTHCF5C20C5055396 Front End140,445 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2011 Lexus IS BASE JTHBF5C27B5138950 Side159,033 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2025 Lexus IS F SPORT DESIGN JTHBZ1B2XS5086411 Rear End21,811 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2025 Lexus IS F SPORT DESIGN JTHBZ1B28S5088609 Front End17,722 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2015 Lexus IS 250 JTHCF1D21F5025335 Front End130,145 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2026 Lexus IS F SPORT DESIGN JTHBZ1E2XT5045094 Front End upcomingNov 13 Copart 2016 Lexus IS 200T JTHBA1D29G5006706 Front End78,831 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2014 Lexus IS JTHBF1D23E5026464 Front End upcomingNov 13

Lexus IS: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Lexus IS: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars1,092
Median retail value$13,101
Median repair cost, % of value95%
Median odometer117,987 mi
Run and drive91%
Model year
2002
2005
2010
1152015
2020
2025
2026
Primary damage
  1. Front End 603 55%
  2. Rear End 185 17%
  3. Side 116 11%
  4. All Over 41 3.8%
  5. Minor Dent / Scratches 32 2.9%
  6. Water / Flood 25 2.3%
  7. Mechanical 15 1.4%
  8. Rollover 13 1.2%
  9. Undercarriage 13 1.2%
  10. Normal Wear 10 <1%
Yard state
  1. CA152 14%
  2. TX120 11%
  3. GA75 6.9%
  4. FL64 5.9%
  5. NC52 4.8%
  6. IL48 4.4%
  7. AL45 4.1%
  8. TN45 4.1%
  9. MD35 3.2%
  10. CO32 2.9%
  11. NV28 2.6%
  12. OR28 2.6%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

819 complaints about the Lexus IS (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints819
With a crash68
With a fire9
Injured50
Deaths1
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Body and structure
    median 69,486 mi at failure
    148 18%
  2. Airbags
    median 98,000 mi at failure
    116 14%
  3. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 64,189 mi at failure
    95 12%
  4. Engine and cooling
    median 75,137 mi at failure
    78 10%
  5. Electrical system
    median 110,000 mi at failure
    46 6%
  6. Fuel and propulsion
    median 115,000 mi at failure
    38 5%
  7. Steering
    median 98,000 mi at failure
    34 4%
  8. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 85,000 mi at failure
    27 3%
  9. Speed control
    median 16,911 mi at failure
    27 3%
  10. Brakes
    median 31,500 mi at failure
    22 3%
Complaints by model year
1999
2000
2005
185
2010
2015
2020
2025
2026

Recalls

9 recall campaigns for the Lexus IS.

Recall campaigns by model year
1998
2000
2005
7
2010
2015
2020
2022

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.