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

First-time pass rate86.5%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+9.8 points
Tests analysed1,018
Average mileage at test92,416 miles
Average year of manufacture2013
Reliability rank1,138 of 2,005 models

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. On a Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt 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 Rx 450h Luxury Cvt 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 Rx 450h Luxury Cvts actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

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

  1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.7% of tests
  2. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.4% of tests
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.2% of tests
  4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.1% of tests
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1% of tests
  6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.9% of tests
  7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.9% of tests
  8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.6% of tests
  9. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.6% of tests
  10. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests

From 1,633 DVSA-tracked Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.12% of these flagged Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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:

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