Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 9.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,018 individual Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 86.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 14 in every 100 Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvts 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 Rx 450h Luxury Cvt tested had covered 92,416 miles and was built around 2013.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt sits 9.8 points above the national average, ranked 1,138 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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Most common MOT failures on a Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt

1. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.3% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.6% of tests (1.19x the national rate for this defect)
3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests
4. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.5% of tests
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests
6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.4% of tests
7. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.4% of tests
8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.9% of tests
9. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.8% of tests
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.7% of tests

From 1,018 DVSA-tracked Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.46% of these flagged Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt

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 Rx 450h Luxury Cvt before it actually fails on it.

1. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 29.2% of tests (2.18x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 11.7% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 27% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 11.6% of tests
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 11.1% of tests, also fails
6. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 2.4% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.3% of tests
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2.1% of tests
9. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1.9% of tests
10. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.6% of tests

From 1,018 DVSA-tracked Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt tests, 2024.

Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt year:

• 2012 Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt - 82.8% first-time pass, 250 tests
• 2013 Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt - 88.6% first-time pass, 756 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

• Toyota Gt86 - 86.5%
• Peugeot 208 GT Ev - 86.5%
• Vauxhall Corsa Sri Nav Premium Turbo - 86.5%
• BMW 420d M Sport Mhev Auto - 86.5%
• Peugeot 3008 GT S/S Phev 4x4 Auto - 86.5%
• Peugeot 5008 GT Prem P-Tech S/S Auto - 86.5%

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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