LEXUS · LEXUS IS F · Cars
As of 2025 Q4, 211 LEXUS IS Fs remain registered in the UK — a genuinely rare sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 229 in 2014 Q4 — only 92% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 18 cars. Unusually, the numbers are actually rising — up 8 (3.9%) over the past year, as imports and barn-finds rejoin the register faster than cars leave it. In all, the LEXUS IS F is rarer than 51% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (211 in the latest data).
Rarer than 51% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Lexus IS (Japanese: レクサス・IS, Hepburn: Rekusasu IS) is a compact executive car (D-segment in Europe) sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota, since 1998. The IS was originally sold under the Toyota Altezza (Japanese: トヨタ・アルテッツァ, Hepburn: Toyota Arutettsua) nameplate in Japan from 1998 until 2005 (the word Altezza is Italian for 'height' or 'highness'). The IS was introduced as an entry-level sport model positioned below the ES in the Lexus lineup. It was the smallest car in the Lexus lineup until the introduction of the CT in 2011. The first-generation Altezza (codename XE10) was launched...
As of 2025 Q4, 211 LEXUS IS F were still registered in the UK — 161 licensed and on the road, plus 50 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The LEXUS IS F is rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (211), making it rarer than 51% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of LEXUS IS F on UK roads rose by 8 (3.9%).
Most LEXUS IS F run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The LEXUS IS F peaked at 229 registered in 2014 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.