LexusES MOT results

In 2025, 93.6% of Lexus ES MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 86.7% for cars of the same age. 2.3% had at least one dangerous defect (4.3% for cars the same age). The typical Lexus ES tested was 4 years old with 35,600 miles. Based on 4,344 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Lexus ES cars are on the road

First-time pass: 93.6%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 86.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.7%passed after repair
Failed: 4.7%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 2.3%same age 4.3%
Typical mileage: 35,600at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Lexus ESAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	252	96.0%	91.7%
2022	1,035	94.9%	88.5%
2021	1,231	93.2%	87.2%
2020	930	92.7%	85.9%
2019	846	93.0%	83.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Lexus ESAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	2,309	93.6%	87.4%	31,000
5-9 years	1,385	92.6%	79.1%	51,300
10-14 years	6	100.0%	65.7%	77,400
15-19 years	2	50.0%	57.6%	86,600
20-29 years	2	50.0%	59.6%	112,800

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Lexus ES is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	167	3.8%	1.2×	98.2%
G Glasgow	Scotland	137	3.2%	2.0×	89.8%
RG Reading	South East	130	3.0%	2.0×	93.8%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	118	2.7%	1.2×	94.1%
BS Bristol	South West	104	2.4%	1.4×	85.6%
DE Derby	East Midlands	100	2.3%	1.7×	96.0%
CB Cambridge	East of England	98	2.3%	3.2×	95.9%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	94	2.2%	1.9×	95.7%
SO Southampton	South East	93	2.1%	1.8×	94.6%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	92	2.1%	1.7×	94.6%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	91	2.1%	2.0×	93.4%
GU Guildford	South East	89	2.0%	1.5×	91.0%
NW London NW	London	89	2.0%	3.1×	91.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	86	2.0%	1.1×	94.2%
L Liverpool	North West	85	2.0%	1.8×	94.1%
BL Bolton	North West	84	1.9%	2.5×	94.0%
CF Cardiff	Wales	83	1.9%	1.2×	96.4%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	83	1.9%	1.1×	95.2%
M Manchester	North West	74	1.7%	1.1×	97.3%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	74	1.7%	1.5×	91.9%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	73	1.7%	1.1×	93.2%
AL St Albans	East of England	72	1.7%	3.8×	93.1%
SK Stockport	North West	70	1.6%	1.6×	94.3%
GL Gloucester	South West	68	1.6%	1.3×	94.1%
CH Chester	North West	67	1.5%	1.4×	94.0%
IG Ilford	London	66	1.5%	3.5×	93.9%
PR Preston	North West	65	1.5%	1.6×	92.3%
TS Teesside	North East	63	1.5%	1.6×	95.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	61	1.4%	1.6×	96.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	61	1.4%	2.1×	91.8%
TN Tonbridge	South East	60	1.4%	1.0×	95.0%
TW Twickenham	London	60	1.4%	1.9×	96.7%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	58	1.3%	0.8×	94.8%
IP Ipswich	East of England	56	1.3%	1.1×	96.4%
OX Oxford	South East	55	1.3%	1.1×	94.5%
RH Redhill	South East	55	1.3%	1.2×	94.5%
HA Harrow	London	50	1.2%	1.9×	100.0%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	48	1.1%	1.6×	95.8%
EX Exeter	South West	46	1.1%	0.9×	87.0%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	45	1.0%	1.2×	97.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	43	1.0%	1.3×	97.7%
PE Peterborough	East of England	43	1.0%	0.5×	81.4%
SN Swindon	South West	43	1.0%	1.1×	95.3%
PO Portsmouth	South East	42	1.0%	0.7×	88.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	41	0.9%	0.9×	95.1%
CR Croydon	London	41	0.9%	1.4×	97.6%
DA Dartford	South East	39	0.9%	1.2×	97.4%
OL Oldham	North West	39	0.9%	1.3×	94.9%
UB Southall	London	39	0.9%	1.5×	100.0%
PL Plymouth	South West	33	0.8%	0.7×	93.9%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	28	0.6%	0.5×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	27	0.6%	0.9×	–
WA Warrington	North West	26	0.6%	0.6×	–
NR Norwich	East of England	25	0.6%	0.4×	–
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	24	0.6%	0.6×	–
SL Slough	South East	24	0.6%	0.8×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	23	0.5%	0.9×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	22	0.5%	0.6×	–
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	21	0.5%	0.4×	–
LU Luton	East of England	21	0.5%	0.7×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	21	0.5%	1.1×	–
ME Rochester	South East	20	0.5%	0.4×	–
RM Romford	London	19	0.4%	0.5×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	18	0.4%	0.5×	–
BN Brighton	South East	18	0.4%	0.3×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	17	0.4%	0.7×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	17	0.4%	1.0×	–
WD Watford	East of England	17	0.4%	1.0×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	16	0.4%	0.5×	–
SW London SW	London	16	0.4%	0.9×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	15	0.3%	0.5×	–
E London E	London	15	0.3%	0.4×	–
N London N	London	15	0.3%	0.5×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	14	0.3%	0.6×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	14	0.3%	0.3×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	14	0.3%	0.7×	–
NP Newport	Wales	14	0.3%	0.4×	–
CM Chelmsford	East of England	13	0.3%	0.3×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	13	0.3%	0.2×	–
BA Bath	South West	12	0.3%	0.3×	–
EN Enfield	London	11	0.3%	0.4×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	10	0.2%	0.5×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	10	0.2%	0.5×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	10	0.2%	0.6×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	10	0.2%	0.8×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	10	0.2%	0.9×	–
W London W	London	10	0.2%	0.9×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	9	0.2%	0.3×	–
CW Crewe	North West	9	0.2%	0.3×	–
SE London SE	London	9	0.2%	0.3×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	9	0.2%	0.3×	–
DL Darlington	North East	8	0.2%	0.3×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	8	0.2%	0.2×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	7	0.2%	0.3×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	7	0.2%	0.2×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	7	0.2%	0.3×	–
WN Wigan	North West	7	0.2%	0.4×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.2%	0.2×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	6	0.1%	0.3×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	6	0.1%	0.2×	–
DH Durham	North East	5	0.1%	0.2×	–
BR Bromley	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DT Dorchester	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PH Perth	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SP Salisbury	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SR Sunderland	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TA Taunton	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TR Truro	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	337	7.8%	1.0×	90.8%
North East	136	3.1%	0.8×	94.1%
North West	577	13.3%	1.1×	94.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	424	9.8%	1.1×	95.5%
Wales	124	2.9%	0.6×	94.4%
West Midlands	436	10.0%	1.0×	94.7%
East Midlands	320	7.4%	1.1×	93.8%
East of England	371	8.5%	0.8×	91.4%
London	469	10.8%	1.1×	96.2%
South East	783	18.0%	1.2×	93.5%
South West	367	8.4%	0.8×	90.5%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Lexus ESCars the same age

Tyres3.3%5.0%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.7%2.9%
Lights and electrics0.7%3.1%
Brakes0.5%2.1%
Suspension0.4%1.3%
Body and structure0.0%0.4%
Emissions and leaks0.0%0.7%
Seat belts and airbags0.0%0.3%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Lexus ES tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.3%	1.8%	0.7×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.1%	1.0%	1.1×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.1%	1.8%	0.6×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	0.6%	1.4%	0.4×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.5%	0.6%	0.8×	0.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	0.4%	0.3%	1.3×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	0.3%	1.2%	0.3×	100.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.2%	0.6%	0.3×	0.0%
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	0.2%	0.4%	0.5×	100.0%
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle	0.2%	0.1%	2.0×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	12.6%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	3.4%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.2%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin	1.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	1.3%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	0.9%
Condition: slightly damaged	0.7%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	0.7%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	0.5%

MOT results for every model