Lexus Ls: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Lexus Ls passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 8.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 547 individual Lexus Ls tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 85% first-time pass rate means roughly 15 in every 100 Lexus Ls 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 Ls tested had covered 86,875 miles and was built around 2011.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Lexus Ls 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 Ls 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 Ls actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Lexus Ls

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.9% of tests (1.41x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.7% of tests
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.4% of tests
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.3% of tests
5. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.2% of tests
6. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.8% of tests
7. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.8% of tests
8. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.8% of tests
9. ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction, 0.6% of tests (4.2x the national rate for this defect)
10. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.5% of tests

From 1,295 DVSA-tracked Lexus Ls tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.42% of these flagged Lexus Ls defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Lexus Ls by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Lexus Ls - 83.4% first-time pass, 325 tests
• Hybrid Lexus Ls - 89.8% first-time pass, 206 tests

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 Sport R-Dyn Se D A - 85%
• Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A - 85%
• Audi A3 E-Tron 40 S-A - 85%
• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque R-Dyn D A - 85%
• BMW 420 - 84.9%
• MINI Roadster - 84.9%

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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