Lexus Es: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Lexus Es passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 18.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 3,478 individual Lexus Es tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 95.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 5 in every 100 Lexus Es presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Lexus Es tested had covered 38,187 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Lexus Es bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Lexus Es

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1% of tests
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 1% of tests
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
5. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.2% of tests (1.49x the national rate for this defect)
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests
7. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.2% of tests
8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.1% of tests
9. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.1% of tests
10. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.1% of tests

From 5,763 DVSA-tracked Lexus Es tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.2% of these flagged Lexus Es defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Lexus Es pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Lexus Es year:

• 2019 Lexus Es - 95.4% first-time pass, 886 tests
• 2020 Lexus Es - 93.8% first-time pass, 1,006 tests
• 2021 Lexus Es - 96.5% first-time pass, 1,350 tests

Other Lexus models

• Lexus Ct - 88.4%
• Lexus Nx - 93.1%
• Lexus Rx - 94%
• Lexus Is - 89.7%
• Lexus Ux - 95.8%
• Lexus Is250 - 80%
• Lexus Rx400h - 76.3%
• Lexus Rx450h - 82.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volkswagen T-Roc Se Tsi Evo - 95.6%
• Volkswagen Polo Active Tsi S-A - 95.6%
• Suzuki Swift Sz-L Dualjet Mhev - 95.5%
• Rolls Royce Ghost - 95.4%
• Bentley Bentayga - 95.3%
• Aston Martin Db11 - 95.3%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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