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 rate | 86.5% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +9.8 points |
| Tests analysed | 1,018 |
| Average mileage at test | 92,416 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2013 |
| Reliability rank | 1,138 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.
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Most common MOT failures on a Lexus Rx 450h Luxury Cvt
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.7% of tests
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.4% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 1.2% of tests
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.1% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1% of tests
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.9% of tests
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.9% of tests
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.6% of tests
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.6% of tests
- 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:
- 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
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