2017 Lexus Rc: MOT pass rate and reliability

88.2% of 2017 Lexus Rcs pass the MOT first time, measured across 431 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 47,377 miles.

How the 2017 compares

  • Against all Lexus Rcs (92.1%, 2,329 tests): -3.9 points
  • Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): +4.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Lexus Rc model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2017 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Lexus Rc:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2016 91% 613 56,617
2017 88.2% 431 47,377
2018 92.9% 394 40,940
2019 93.9% 410 35,140
2020 93.8% 258 28,986

What this means if you are buying a 2017 Rc

The 2017 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.9 points less often than the Lexus Rc average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2017 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 9-year-old car fails on

A 2017 car is 9 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2017 Lexus Rc the average at test was 47,377 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 2019 at 93.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2017 at 88.2%. That 5.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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