Lexus IS

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1 production run · 5 variants · 11 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Lexus IS on record.

Netherlands: 1999–2023; Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland: 1999–2026; Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Argentina Australia Canada Finland Israel Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom United States

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history, variants & sources

1 production run · 5 variants · 11 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Researched from published references, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year

Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year

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Netherlands
1999	141
2000	115
2001	91
2002	113
2003	121
2004	170
2005	121
2006	511
2007	354
2008	318
2009	145
2010	164
2011	110
2012	75
2013	336
2014	539
2015	332
2016	192
2017	302
2018	252
2019	137
2020	61
2021	27
2023	1

Finland
1999	46
2000	12
2001	7
2002	5
2003	17
2004	23
2005	22
2006	114
2007	90
2008	101
2009	65
2010	93
2011	57
2012	54
2013	120
2014	110
2015	85
2016	102
2017	195
2018	232
2019	224
2020	142
2021	95
2022	98
2023	38
2024	33
2025	31
2026	21

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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  },
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  "body_type": "sedan",
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    "ca",
    "ch",
    "es",
    "fi",
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    "il",
    "lu",
    "my",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "th",
    "ua",
    "us"
  ],
  "regions": [
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    "eu",
    "na",
    "oc",
    "sa"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
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    "car/lexus/is-220",
    "car/lexus/is-220d",
    "car/lexus/is-250",
    "car/lexus/is-250-c",
    "car/lexus/is-250c",
    "car/lexus/is-300",
    "car/lexus/is-300-sportcross",
    "car/lexus/is-300h",
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    "car/lexus/is-350-c",
    "car/lexus/is-350c",
    "car/lexus/is-500",
    "car/lexus/is200",
    "car/lexus/is200d",
    "car/lexus/is200t",
    "car/lexus/is220d",
    "car/lexus/is250",
    "car/lexus/is250c",
    "car/lexus/is300",
    "car/lexus/is300h",
    "car/lexus/is350"
  ],
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  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
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    "source": "VehiclesDB",
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}

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