2021 Lexus Ct: MOT pass rate and reliability
95.6% of 2021 Lexus Cts pass the MOT first time, measured across 295 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 31,163 miles.
How the 2021 compares
- Against all Lexus Cts (88.7%, 30,615 tests): +6.9 points
- Against all 2021 cars (90%): +5.6 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 2021 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 2021 Ct
The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6.9 points more often than the Lexus Ct average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 5-year-old car fails on
A 2021 car is 5 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2021 Lexus Ct the average at test was 31,163 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.
2021 is the strongest year on record for this model at 95.6%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2018 Lexus Ct - 92.8%
- 2019 Lexus Ct - 92.6%
- 2020 Lexus Ct - 93.9%