Lexus IS Reliability | Common Faults & Repair Costs | WhatBreaks

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whatbreaks

used car risk analysis // monte carlo cost projections

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Segment: premium

Fuel: hybrid

MPG range: 52-52

Insurance group: 24-24

IS Gen 1 (1999-2025)

premiumhybrid52 mpgins. grp 24223 bhp0-60: 8.3s

Running

~£1242/yr

Deprec.

> Typical values (~14yr old)

Low mi (88k)£7.7k

Avg mi (126k)£6.3k

High mi (176k)£3.3k

> Top failure modes

[HIGH]Hybrid battery~130k mi£1800-3500

[MED]Inverter pump~85k mi£300-600

[MED]AC compressor~90k mi£450-800

[LOW]Brake pads~113k mi£80-160

electrical▁▁▁▁▁▂▂▃▄▄▅▅▆▆▇▇▆█▆▇▆9.7%

brakes▁▁▁▁▂▂▃▄▄▅▅▅▆▆▆▆▇█▇▇▇8.3%

tyres▂▁▄▃▅▅▅▅▇▆▆▇▇▇███▇██▇7.9%

0k100k200k+

Reliability factor: 1.05

[HIGH]Hybrid battery~130k mi£1800-3500

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