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What 16 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Lexus IS 250

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 (16)Crash / fire / injury (1)Electrical system (4)Airbags (3)Body & structure (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Engine (1)Fuel system (1)Seats (1)Suspension (1)Wheels (1)

1 of 16 complaints match · Engine · clear filters

Aug 16, 2016Engine

ENGINE STALLS AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. CAR WILL CREEP OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION, THEN WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THIS LEAVES ME VULNERABLE TO BEING HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC. HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAN HAPPEN WHEN I AM GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE OR TURNING. HAPPENS OFTEN, BUT NOT ALWAYS.

NHTSA ODI 10896345

Working with the data? Download all 16 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 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 2015 Lexus IS 250 verdict →