Lexus Gs: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Lexus Gs passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 3,477 individual Lexus Gs tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Lexus Gs 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 Gs tested had covered 79,084 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Lexus Gs sits 13.8 points above the national average, ranked 620 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 Gs

1. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.7% of tests (2.63x the national rate for this defect)
2. A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.4% of tests (1.4x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.4% of tests
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.5% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1% of tests
8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.6% of tests
9. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.4% of tests
10. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.4% of tests

From 3,475 DVSA-tracked Lexus Gs tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.81% of these flagged Lexus Gs defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Lexus Gs

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Lexus Gs before it actually fails on it.

1. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 1.4% of tests (1.6x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 26% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 14.2% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 6.9% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 6.6% of tests
6. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 4.1% of tests
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 3.4% of tests, also fails
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.1% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.8% of tests
10. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.4% of tests

From 3,475 DVSA-tracked Lexus Gs tests, 2024.

Lexus Gs pass rate by model year

From its 2012 to its 2017 model year, the Lexus Gs's first-time pass rate has risen 7.6 points, from 86.6% to 94.2%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Lexus Gs year:

• 2012 Lexus Gs - 86.6% first-time pass, 419 tests
• 2013 Lexus Gs - 90.6% first-time pass, 588 tests
• 2014 Lexus Gs - 91.4% first-time pass, 500 tests
• 2015 Lexus Gs - 93.8% first-time pass, 388 tests
• 2016 Lexus Gs - 92.8% first-time pass, 610 tests
• 2017 Lexus Gs - 94.2% first-time pass, 380 tests
• 2018 Lexus Gs - 92.9% first-time pass, 254 tests

Lexus Gs by fuel type

The Lexus Gs's two most-tested fuel types split by 4.9 points: hybrid passes first time 92.1% of the time (2,623 tests) against 87.2% for petrol (664 tests).

• Hybrid Lexus Gs - 92.1% first-time pass, 2,623 tests
• Petrol Lexus Gs - 87.2% first-time pass, 664 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

• Volvo Xc40 - 90.5%
• Vauxhall Grandland X Sri Nav Turbo - 90.5%
• Volkswagen Tiguan Life Tsi - 90.5%
• MG Hs Excite - 90.5%
• Kia Sportage Platinum Edition Isg - 90.5%
• BMW 218i Se Auto - 90.5%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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