2013 Lexus Ct: MOT pass rate and reliability

85.5% of 2013 Lexus Cts pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,670 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 94,098 miles.

How the 2013 compares

  • Against all Lexus Cts (88.7%, 30,615 tests): -3.2 points
  • Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): +12.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Lexus Ct model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2013 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Lexus Ct:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2011 82.4% 3,544 105,846
2012 84.2% 3,960 101,012
2013 85.5% 3,670 94,098
2014 90.3% 3,801 85,679
2015 89.3% 3,493 78,632
2016 91.5% 2,944 67,325
2017 91.4% 2,946 55,620
2018 92.8% 2,757 46,924
2019 92.6% 1,929 41,060
2020 93.9% 1,272 30,083
2021 95.6% 295 31,163

What this means if you are buying a 2013 Ct

The 2013 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.2 points less often than the Lexus Ct average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2013 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 13-year-old car fails on

A 2013 car is 13 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2013 Lexus Ct the average at test was 94,098 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2021 at 95.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2011 at 82.4%. That 13.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2013 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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