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What 15 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Lexus IS F

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (15)Crash / fire / injury (3)Airbags (7)Body & structure (2)Brakes (2)Fuel system (2)Speed control (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Electrical system (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Engine (1)Lights (1)

1 of 15 complaints match · Electrical system · clear filters

Jan 11, 2020Electrical systemLightsAirbags

THE TOP CONVERTIBLE MOTOR GOT BROKEN ABOUT TWO YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT SO I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LUCKILY IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY REPLACE IT BUT NOW THE ONE THEY PUT ON THAT TIME NOW IT'S BROKEN AGAIN AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME TO GET FIXED.

NHTSA ODI 11298620

Working with the data? Download all 15 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Lexus IS F verdict →