Lexus MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 153,496 MOT tests on Lexus cars from 2023, covering 19 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 153,496 MOT tests on Lexus cars in 2023, 83% passed first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Lexus models with enough tests, the UX did best at 94% and the IS200 did least well at 65%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Lexus models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| CT | 30,938 | 85% |
| NX | 24,794 | 91% |
| IS | 16,145 | 87% |
| RX | 16,042 | 92% |
| IS250 | 10,011 | 74% |
| RX400H | 7,773 | 72% |
| UX | 7,610 | 94% |
| RX450H | 7,072 | 77% |
| IS200 | 6,852 | 65% |
| IS220 | 5,598 | 69% |
| RX300 | 4,196 | 68% |
| GS | 3,584 | 89% |
| GS300 | 2,962 | 70% |
| RC | 2,319 | 88% |
| ES | 2,206 | 94% |
| SC430 | 1,830 | 76% |
| GS450H | 1,368 | 77% |
| LS430 | 1,177 | 78% |
| LS400 | 1,019 | 74% |
What Lexus cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics6.2% (all cars 11.3%)
- Tyres4.9% (all cars 6.4%)
- Brakes3.9% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility3.0% (all cars 4.8%)
- Suspension2.8% (all cars 9.0%)
- Exhaust and emissions1.3% (all cars 3.1%)
- Body and structure1.0% (all cars 3.5%)
- Number plates and VIN0.3% (all cars 0.4%)
Most common Lexus failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 1.9%
- Position lamp: not working 1.7%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.4%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.1%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 0.9%
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 0.8%
- Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 0.7%
- Headlamp aim: too low 0.6%
Check a particular Lexus
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.