Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2018 Lexus IS 300 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints: 1about this part
Share: 17%of 6 total for the year
Median mileage: —not reported
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2018 Lexus IS 300, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Related service bulletins

10190467Mar 30, 2021TSB: Some 2015 ? 2017 model year NX 200t, 2016 ? 2017 model year GS 200t, IS 200t, and RC 200t, 2018 ? 2019 model year GS 300, and 2018 ? 2020 model year IS 300, NX 300, and RC…
10179697Aug 5, 2020TSB: Vehicles may display evidence of a fluid leak or fluid seep from powertrain components. This bulletin explains how to determine the differences between a fluid leak versus a…
10179601Aug 5, 2020TSB: Vehicles may display evidence of a fluid leak or fluid seep from powertrain components. This bulletin explains how to determine the differences between a fluid leak versus a…
10131726Jan 22, 2018TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin No. L-SB-0021-14. * Applicability has been updated to include applicable 2018…

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2018	1	17%
2003	2	10%
2002	5	18%
2001	3	11%

Other parts of the 2018 Lexus IS 300

Fuel system
3 complaints Body and structure
2 complaints Engine
1 complaints Other or unknown
1 complaints Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Lexus IS 300

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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