Another reason could be that the plant is in a location that is too hot.
18+ Brown Spots On Ivy Leaves. You can distinguish the two leaf spots by. They appear as irregular tan to brown spots or may cause marginal browning of the leaf edges.
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Also remove any fallen leaf litter within the plant's interior and on the soil if you notice brown spots on the tips and edges of leaves, this could be a sign of excess salts, chlorine or fluoride in the water. If this is true in yours, its natural as with most vining plants. Mandevilla leaves typically yellow and drop towards the base of the plant.
Remove all the leaves below the node so that the leaves won't decay in water and suffocate the newly emerging roots.
Some spots will have a target pattern or a concentric ring. I also have two young banana plants, maybe a foot or so tall, and they have brown spots on their leaves too: Brown, dead patches on leaves caused by leaf scorch drought conditions can cause ivy leaves to turn brown during the summer. About a week ago a few leaves had some brown spots on them.