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2020 Lexus IS 300

5/5

Overall rating (best variant)

Safety ratings

2020 Lexus IS 300 4 DR AWD

5/5Overall
4/5Frontal crash
5/5Side crash
5/5Side pole
5/5Rollover
Frontal, driver: 4★Frontal, passenger: 4★Side, driver: 5★Side, rear passenger: 5★Rollover risk: 9.5%
  • Lane departure warningStandard
  • Forward collision warningStandard
  • Electronic stability controlStandard

2020 Lexus IS 300 4 DR RWD

5/5Overall
4/5Frontal crash
5/5Side crash
5/5Side pole
5/5Rollover
Frontal, driver: 4★Frontal, passenger: 4★Side, driver: 5★Side, rear passenger: 5★Rollover risk: 9.5%
  • Lane departure warningStandard
  • Forward collision warningStandard
  • Electronic stability controlStandard

Crash test videos & photos

No public crash-test footage is available for this vehicle.

Recalls

No recalls on record for this vehicle.

Owner complaints

2
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Most-reported areas

  • AIR BAGS1
  • SUSPENSION1
  • POWER TRAIN1
  • WHEELS1
Read individual complaints (2 most recent)

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

  • 11/05/2022· AIR BAGSCrash

    Airbags failed to deploy after the car went thru a brick wall at 35 miles per hour. Front impact crash. Car fax report reflects no prior accident. Vehicle was still under warranty & had the “auto nation 162 point check” June 2020 by Tampa Florida by Lexis of Tampa. NOT a single air bag deployed.

  • 06/20/2023· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS

    The tires keep coming out of alignment which causes vehicle vibration, a pull to the left and premature wearing of the tires that then have to be replaced every 10-20K miles. Lexus is aware the IS series cars wear tires this way but state its bc this is a high performance vehicle. The vehicle vibration and driveline issues can get bad enough that it could pull a vehicle into a different lane potentially causing an accident. Had it into the Lexus dealership 6+ times for this and after replacement of tires (on 2nd visit) to the recommended tires for my vehicle, it still keeps happening. Then I take it in again and again, technician still can't find an issue and then they just rebalance and align the tires again. Then it's out of alignment again within a week to week and a half. Found out not long ago that the original owner also reported this EXACT same issue at 5K miles. Manufacturer has not inspected it to my knowledge but TONS of people in the clublexus.com forum mention this same issue continuously.