2008 Lexus Gs450h: MOT pass rate and reliability
81.4% of 2008 Lexus Gs450hs pass the MOT first time, measured across 334 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 112,466 miles.
How the 2008 compares
- Against all Lexus Gs450hs (81.1%, 1,250 tests): +0.3 points
- Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +16.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Lexus Gs450h model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Lexus Gs450h:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 75.9% | 261 | 118,626 |
| 2007 | 82.3% | 345 | 117,380 |
| 2008 | 81.4% | 334 | 112,466 |
| 2009 | 83.3% | 209 | 106,344 |
What this means if you are buying a 2008 Gs450h
The 2008 sits close to the Lexus Gs450h average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 an 18-year-old car fails on
A 2008 car is 18 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2008 Lexus Gs450h the average at test was 112,466 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 2009 at 83.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 75.9%. That 7.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2006 Lexus Gs450h - 75.9%
- 2007 Lexus Gs450h - 82.3%
- 2009 Lexus Gs450h - 83.3%