2019 Lexus Rc: MOT pass rate and reliability

93.9% of 2019 Lexus Rcs pass the MOT first time, measured across 410 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 35,140 miles.

How the 2019 compares

  • Against all Lexus Rcs (92.1%, 2,329 tests): +1.8 points
  • Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): +6 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 2019 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 2019 Rc

The 2019 sits close to the Lexus Rc average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 7-year-old car fails on

A 2019 car is 7 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 2019 Lexus Rc the average at test was 35,140 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.

2019 is the strongest year on record for this model at 93.9%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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