1999 Lexus Is200: MOT pass rate and reliability
73.5% of 1999 Lexus Is200s pass the MOT first time, measured across 238 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 123,909 miles.
How the 1999 compares
- Against all Lexus Is200s (72.8%, 5,892 tests): +0.7 points
- Against all 1999 cars (68.6%): +4.9 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Lexus Is200 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1999 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Lexus Is200:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.5% | 238 | 123,909 |
| 2000 | 72.6% | 380 | 121,519 |
| 2001 | 71.4% | 696 | 118,610 |
| 2002 | 71.9% | 883 | 116,938 |
| 2003 | 72.9% | 1,072 | 112,007 |
| 2004 | 73% | 1,281 | 108,174 |
| 2005 | 73.7% | 712 | 109,670 |
| 2011 | 75.1% | 402 | 115,631 |
What this means if you are buying a 1999 Is200
The 1999 sits close to the Lexus Is200 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 a 27-year-old car fails on
A 1999 car is 27 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 1999 Lexus Is200 the average at test was 123,909 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 2011 at 75.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2001 at 71.4%. That 3.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1999 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2000 Lexus Is200 - 72.6%
- 2001 Lexus Is200 - 71.4%
- 2002 Lexus Is200 - 71.9%