2011 Lexus Is250: MOT pass rate and reliability
85.4% of 2011 Lexus Is250s pass the MOT first time, measured across 745 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 85,247 miles.
How the 2011 compares
- Against all Lexus Is250s (80.6%, 9,584 tests): +4.8 points
- Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): +16.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Lexus Is250 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Lexus Is250:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 77.4% | 685 | 115,367 |
| 2006 | 76.3% | 1,835 | 113,776 |
| 2007 | 79% | 1,971 | 109,905 |
| 2008 | 80.8% | 1,582 | 105,200 |
| 2009 | 82.5% | 1,157 | 96,174 |
| 2010 | 83.2% | 1,175 | 93,451 |
| 2011 | 85.4% | 745 | 85,247 |
| 2012 | 89% | 419 | 77,312 |
What this means if you are buying a 2011 Is250
The 2011 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.8 points more often than the Lexus Is250 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 15-year-old car fails on
A 2011 car is 15 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2011 Lexus Is250 the average at test was 85,247 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 2012 at 89%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 76.3%. That 12.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2008 Lexus Is250 - 80.8%
- 2009 Lexus Is250 - 82.5%
- 2010 Lexus Is250 - 83.2%
- 2012 Lexus Is250 - 89%