Lexus Is250c: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Lexus Is250c passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 8.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 526 individual Lexus Is250c tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 84.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 15 in every 100 Lexus Is250cs 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 Is250c tested had covered 71,927 miles and was built around 2010.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Lexus Is250c bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Lexus Is250c rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Lexus Is250cs actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Lexus Is250c

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.3% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this defect)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.1% of tests
4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.1% of tests (1.62x the national rate for this defect)
5. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1% of tests
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1% of tests
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1% of tests
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.9% of tests
10. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.8% of tests (1.99x the national rate for this defect)

From 885 DVSA-tracked Lexus Is250c tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.96% of these flagged Lexus Is250c defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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

• Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn Se D Mhev A - 84.8%
• Nissan 200 Sx - 84.8%
• Volkswagen Move Up - 84.8%
• Skoda Citigo - 84.7%
• Mercedes-Benz Sl - 84.7%
• BMW 730 - 84.7%

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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