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. The Lexus Is250c sits 8.1 points above the national average, ranked 1,257 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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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 recorded closing bids for damaged Lexus Is250cs at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Lexus Is250c

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.8% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.9% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.9% of tests
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.5% of tests
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.5% of tests (1.6x the national rate for this defect)
7. 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., 1.1% of tests (2.19x the national rate for this defect)
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.1% of tests
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.1% of tests
10. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.1% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this defect)

From 525 DVSA-tracked Lexus Is250c tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.44% of these flagged Lexus Is250c defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Lexus Is250c

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Lexus Is250c before it actually fails on it.

1. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 7% of tests (6.37x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 5.1% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this advisory)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 29.7% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 13.7% of tests (1.47x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 4% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this advisory)
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 4.6% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 21% of tests, also fails
8. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 5.9% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4.2% of tests
10. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3% of tests

From 525 DVSA-tracked Lexus Is250c tests, 2024.

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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