Lexus IS 500: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Year-by-year data table

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

What goes wrong on the Lexus IS 500

Across every IS 500 model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

• Structure2 complaints across all IS 500 years · typical job: Body, subframe or corrosion repair$1,070–$2,920
• Visibility1 complaints across all IS 500 years · typical job: Glass, wiper or defogger repair$490–$1,200
• Service Brakes1 complaints across all IS 500 years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
• Engine1 complaints across all IS 500 years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
• Electrical System1 complaints across all IS 500 years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
• Back Over Prevention1 complaints across all IS 500 years · typical job: Reversing camera or park-sensor replacement$420–$940

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

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