Lexus MOT pass rates by model and age

146,141 initial MOT tests in 2025 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

84.4%passed first time

First-time pass rate of every Lexus model in our data together: initial tests passed with no repairs. The same-age average for all vehicles first used in the same years is 73.6%.

That is 10.9 points above the same-age average. Of the 5 Lexus models listed below, 5 are above the same-age average.

Furthest above the same-age averageIS (+13.0 pts), RX (+12.6 pts), CT (+11.2 pts)
Furthest below the same-age averageNone clearly below

An MOT pass rate is one signal: it doesn't record breakdowns or repair costs, and it also reflects mileage and upkeep.

Lexus against all vehicles, by age

Lexus vehicles first used in each year, at their 2025 MOT test. Only years with at least 10,000 Lexus tests.

202295.2%+6.7 pts compared with all vehicles first used in 2022 (88.5%), 10,253 tests
202193.7%+6.5 pts compared with all vehicles first used in 2021 (87.2%), 12,606 tests
202092.1%+6.1 pts compared with all vehicles first used in 2020 (86.0%), 10,694 tests
201991.0%+7.5 pts compared with all vehicles first used in 2019 (83.5%), 12,956 tests
201890.3%+9.4 pts compared with all vehicles first used in 2018 (80.9%), 10,217 tests
201789.0%+10.8 pts compared with all vehicles first used in 2017 (78.2%), 10,154 tests
201687.4%+12.5 pts compared with all vehicles first used in 2016 (74.9%), 10,708 tests
201584.8%+12.9 pts compared with all vehicles first used in 2015 (71.9%), 10,639 tests

Right-hand column: points above (+) or below (−) all vehicles first used in the same year. Covers every Lexus model in our data, including those without their own page.

Lexus models

5 models with their own page (143,686 tests in all), most tested first.

Model	Tests	Passed first time	Against the same-age average
RX2005–2022	35,065	81.7%	+12.6 ptsaverage: 69.2%
IS2003–2019	31,037	77.9%	+13.0 ptsaverage: 64.9%
NX2015–2022	30,825	90.3%	+8.7 ptsaverage: 81.7%
CT2011–2020	30,733	82.5%	+11.2 ptsaverage: 71.3%
UX2019–2022	16,026	93.7%	+7.2 ptsaverage: 86.4%

The same-age average is the first-time pass rate all vehicles would have with this model's mix of first-use years. Tests are initial MOT tests in 2025.

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