Lexus Gs450h: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Lexus Gs450h passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 3.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,261 individual Lexus Gs450h tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 80.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 20 in every 100 Lexus Gs450hs 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 Gs450h tested had covered 113,503 miles and was built around 2008.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Lexus Gs450h 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 Gs450h

1. Headlamp levelling device inoperative, 0.9% of tests (8.7x the national rate for this defect)
2. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2.4% of tests (3.5x the national rate for this defect)
3. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.7% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this defect)
4. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 3.2% of tests (1.84x the national rate for this defect)
5. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.6% of tests (1.67x the national rate for this defect)
6. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.2% of tests (1.61x the national rate for this defect)
7. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 1.3% of tests (1.58x the national rate for this defect)
8. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 1.5% of tests (1.49x the national rate for this defect)
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.1% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect)
10. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.6% of tests

From 2,129 DVSA-tracked Lexus Gs450h tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.92% of these flagged Lexus Gs450h defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Lexus Gs450h 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 Gs450h year:

• 2006 Lexus Gs450h - 75.9% first-time pass, 261 tests
• 2007 Lexus Gs450h - 82.3% first-time pass, 345 tests
• 2008 Lexus Gs450h - 81.4% first-time pass, 334 tests
• 2009 Lexus Gs450h - 83.3% first-time pass, 209 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

• Ford Transit Custom 300 Trend Eblue - 80.4%
• Audi S3 - 80.4%
• Vauxhall Corsa E Elite Nav - 80.4%
• Skoda Yeti - 80.3%
• Mitsubishi Outlander - 80.3%
• Infiniti Q50 - 80.3%

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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