LexusGS MOT results

In 2025, 80.6% of Lexus GS MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 63.9% for cars of the same age. 6.0% had at least one dangerous defect (8.8% for cars the same age). The typical Lexus GS tested was 16 years old with 97,700 miles. Based on 7,253 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Lexus GS cars are on the road

First-time pass: 80.6%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 63.9%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.3%passed after repair
Failed: 15.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 6.0%same age 8.8%
Typical mileage: 97,700at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Lexus GSAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2018	245	91.4%	80.8%
2017	374	91.4%	78.1%
2016	601	92.7%	74.8%
2015	373	90.9%	71.8%
2014	511	86.3%	68.5%
2013	574	88.7%	65.6%
2012	565	86.4%	63.2%
2011	66	81.8%	61.0%
2010	174	79.9%	59.1%
2009	302	80.1%	58.1%
2008	454	75.6%	57.0%
2007	657	74.3%	57.2%
2006	665	71.4%	56.8%
2005	753	70.7%	57.5%
2004	78	73.1%	57.5%
2003	170	71.8%	58.5%
2002	138	72.5%	59.4%
2001	148	73.0%	60.9%
2000	87	70.1%	62.2%
1999	87	70.1%	64.2%
1998	101	67.3%	65.1%
1997	64	75.0%	66.4%
1996	41	75.6%	66.9%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Lexus GSAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	1	100.0%	87.4%	122,100
5-9 years	1,360	91.7%	79.1%	61,900
10-14 years	2,022	87.2%	65.7%	85,600
15-19 years	2,532	74.6%	57.6%	113,700
20-29 years	1,321	70.9%	59.6%	116,400
30-39 years	17	64.7%	71.3%	101,400

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Lexus GS 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	253	3.5%	1.1×	87.7%
NW London NW	London	234	3.2%	4.8×	85.5%
CR Croydon	London	164	2.3%	3.3×	82.9%
IG Ilford	London	162	2.2%	5.1×	82.7%
E London E	London	160	2.2%	2.7×	78.8%
RG Reading	South East	158	2.2%	1.4×	82.3%
TW Twickenham	London	150	2.1%	2.8×	82.7%
GU Guildford	South East	149	2.1%	1.5×	81.2%
SE London SE	London	146	2.0%	2.6×	81.5%
N London N	London	144	2.0%	3.0×	81.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	144	2.0%	0.9×	80.6%
L Liverpool	North West	134	1.8%	1.7×	85.1%
M Manchester	North West	131	1.8%	1.2×	80.2%
HA Harrow	London	125	1.7%	2.9×	80.8%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	119	1.6%	1.6×	82.4%
BS Bristol	South West	117	1.6%	0.9×	71.8%
DA Dartford	South East	117	1.6%	2.2×	88.0%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	117	1.6%	0.9×	84.6%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	116	1.6%	1.1×	84.5%
RM Romford	London	115	1.6%	2.0×	85.2%
UB Southall	London	110	1.5%	2.5×	85.5%
SO Southampton	South East	108	1.5%	1.2×	86.1%
IP Ipswich	East of England	98	1.4%	1.1×	72.4%
G Glasgow	Scotland	94	1.3%	0.8×	79.8%
GL Gloucester	South West	93	1.3%	1.0×	75.3%
SL Slough	South East	91	1.3%	1.8×	89.0%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	90	1.2%	1.5×	81.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	89	1.2%	0.7×	79.8%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	86	1.2%	1.3×	83.7%
BL Bolton	North West	86	1.2%	1.5×	77.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	86	1.2%	0.6×	76.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	80	1.1%	0.8×	81.2%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	80	1.1%	1.1×	77.5%
TN Tonbridge	South East	80	1.1%	0.8×	83.8%
SK Stockport	North West	79	1.1%	1.1×	84.8%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	78	1.1%	0.8×	69.2%
CH Chester	North West	75	1.0%	0.9×	82.7%
BH Bournemouth	South West	74	1.0%	1.0×	78.4%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	74	1.0%	0.9×	86.5%
PO Portsmouth	South East	74	1.0%	0.7×	77.0%
OX Oxford	South East	73	1.0%	0.9×	74.0%
RH Redhill	South East	73	1.0%	1.0×	80.8%
CB Cambridge	East of England	72	1.0%	1.4×	70.8%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	71	1.0%	0.9×	87.3%
AL St Albans	East of England	69	1.0%	2.2×	91.3%
SN Swindon	South West	69	1.0%	1.1×	76.8%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	68	0.9%	0.6×	76.5%
LU Luton	East of England	67	0.9%	1.4×	77.6%
EN Enfield	London	66	0.9%	1.6×	86.4%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	64	0.9%	1.0×	85.9%
SW London SW	London	64	0.9%	2.1×	87.5%
ME Rochester	South East	63	0.9%	0.8×	68.3%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	62	0.9%	0.7×	82.3%
CF Cardiff	Wales	61	0.8%	0.5×	83.6%
CT Canterbury	South East	56	0.8%	1.0×	83.9%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	52	0.7%	0.6×	76.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	50	0.7%	1.0×	66.0%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	49	0.7%	0.5×	75.5%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	49	0.7%	1.0×	83.7%
NR Norwich	East of England	48	0.7%	0.5×	87.5%
BN Brighton	South East	47	0.6%	0.5×	72.3%
WA Warrington	North West	47	0.6%	0.6×	83.0%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	47	0.6%	0.7×	89.4%
PR Preston	North West	46	0.6%	0.7×	76.1%
SG Stevenage	East of England	46	0.6%	0.9×	80.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	43	0.6%	0.6×	53.5%
EX Exeter	South West	41	0.6%	0.5×	65.9%
OL Oldham	North West	41	0.6%	0.8×	82.9%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	40	0.6%	0.8×	87.5%
W London W	London	40	0.6%	2.1×	75.0%
NP Newport	Wales	39	0.5%	0.6×	71.8%
TS Teesside	North East	39	0.5%	0.6×	82.1%
WD Watford	East of England	39	0.5%	1.4×	82.1%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	36	0.5%	0.7×	58.3%
BB Blackburn	North West	35	0.5%	0.6×	82.9%
CO Colchester	East of England	34	0.5%	0.6×	61.8%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	34	0.5%	0.5×	82.4%
BA Bath	South West	33	0.5%	0.5×	69.7%
SM Sutton	London	33	0.5%	2.0×	84.8%
CW Crewe	North West	30	0.4%	0.7×	76.7%
LL Llandudno	Wales	30	0.4%	0.4×	70.0%
BR Bromley	London	28	0.4%	1.1×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	28	0.4%	0.7×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	27	0.4%	0.9×	–
TA Taunton	South West	27	0.4%	0.6×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	27	0.4%	0.5×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	26	0.4%	0.8×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	25	0.3%	0.6×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	21	0.3%	0.2×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	20	0.3%	0.5×	–
WN Wigan	North West	19	0.3%	0.6×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	18	0.2%	0.6×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	16	0.2%	0.6×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	15	0.2%	0.4×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	15	0.2%	0.3×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	14	0.2%	0.4×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	13	0.2%	0.3×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	13	0.2%	0.4×	–
TR Truro	South West	13	0.2%	0.3×	–
DL Darlington	North East	12	0.2%	0.3×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	12	0.2%	0.4×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	12	0.2%	0.4×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	11	0.2%	0.4×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	11	0.2%	0.3×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	10	0.1%	0.3×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	10	0.1%	0.3×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	10	0.1%	0.5×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	9	0.1%	0.5×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	9	0.1%	0.4×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	9	0.1%	0.4×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	8	0.1%	0.4×	–
DH Durham	North East	7	<0.1%	0.2×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.2×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	287	4.0%	0.5×	73.9%
North East	135	1.9%	0.5×	76.3%
North West	785	10.8%	0.9×	80.9%
Yorkshire and the Humber	511	7.0%	0.8×	83.6%
Wales	152	2.1%	0.4×	75.7%
West Midlands	625	8.6%	0.9×	83.7%
East Midlands	392	5.4%	0.8×	80.4%
East of England	685	9.4%	0.9×	79.0%
London	1,831	25.2%	2.7×	82.9%
South East	1,288	17.8%	1.1×	81.4%
South West	561	7.7%	0.7×	73.1%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

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

Lexus GSCars the same age

Lights and electrics7.1%15.9%
Brakes6.1%9.2%
Tyres5.1%6.6%
Suspension4.0%13.6%
Emissions and leaks3.0%4.9%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.8%5.6%
Body and structure1.7%5.9%
Seat belts and airbags0.4%1.7%
Steering0.3%3.0%

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 GS tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.4%	4.0%	0.6×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	1.9%	2.0%	1.0×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.5%	1.8%	0.8×	100.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.5%	2.5%	0.6×	100.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	1.5%	1.2%	1.3×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.4%	2.3%	0.6×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.4%	1.5%	0.9×	100.0%
Electronic stability control: warning lamp indicates a fault Brakes	1.1%	0.3%	3.7×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	1.1%	1.4%	0.8×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	1.1%	1.8%	0.6×	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	16.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	7.4%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	6.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin	6.7%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	6.4%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.5%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	4.9%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	4.3%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	3.7%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	3.5%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Hybrid	3,718	85.6%
Petrol	3,348	75.1%
Other	102	80.4%
Electric	73	83.6%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model