LexusIS MOT results

In 2025, 77.6% of Lexus IS MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 64.9% for cars of the same age. 6.8% had at least one dangerous defect (8.7% for cars the same age). The typical Lexus IS tested was 14 years old with 97,000 miles. Based on 34,215 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Lexus IS cars are on the road

First-time pass: 77.6%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 64.9%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.0%passed after repair
Failed: 17.4%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 6.8%same age 8.7%
Typical mileage: 97,000at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Lexus ISAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2021	50	88.0%	87.2%
2020	544	91.7%	85.9%
2019	1,141	89.2%	83.5%
2018	1,441	91.1%	80.8%
2017	1,537	89.9%	78.1%
2016	1,946	85.3%	74.8%
2015	2,758	85.9%	71.8%
2014	3,003	84.9%	68.5%
2013	1,634	83.4%	65.6%
2012	856	82.5%	63.2%
2011	1,435	77.7%	61.0%
2010	2,148	74.4%	59.1%
2009	2,213	73.0%	58.1%
2008	2,390	73.7%	57.0%
2007	2,932	69.9%	57.2%
2006	2,357	68.7%	56.8%
2005	1,358	65.7%	57.5%
2004	1,264	65.4%	57.5%
2003	1,128	65.8%	58.5%
2002	917	66.4%	59.4%
2001	636	71.1%	60.9%
2000	322	65.8%	62.2%
1999	203	71.4%	64.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Lexus ISAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	257	91.4%	87.4%	37,700
5-9 years	7,638	88.4%	79.1%	66,000
10-14 years	9,271	82.6%	65.7%	90,300
15-19 years	11,949	71.3%	57.6%	113,400
20-29 years	5,100	66.5%	59.6%	113,500

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Lexus IS 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	1,168	3.4%	1.1×	83.8%
NW London NW	London	939	2.7%	4.1×	79.6%
E London E	London	930	2.7%	3.4×	83.7%
SE London SE	London	707	2.1%	2.6×	75.2%
IP Ipswich	East of England	697	2.0%	1.7×	59.3%
CR Croydon	London	692	2.0%	3.0×	80.6%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	692	2.0%	1.1×	83.1%
RG Reading	South East	619	1.8%	1.2×	78.8%
GU Guildford	South East	614	1.8%	1.3×	76.5%
M Manchester	North West	604	1.8%	1.2×	76.7%
HA Harrow	London	603	1.8%	2.9×	80.8%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	580	1.7%	0.8×	80.3%
IG Ilford	London	578	1.7%	3.9×	85.6%
TW Twickenham	London	576	1.7%	2.3×	81.9%
UB Southall	London	563	1.6%	2.7×	84.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	551	1.6%	1.8×	88.2%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	545	1.6%	1.1×	76.9%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	545	1.6%	0.9×	74.7%
BS Bristol	South West	544	1.6%	0.9×	69.7%
RM Romford	London	514	1.5%	1.8×	80.9%
N London N	London	511	1.5%	2.2×	80.6%
SO Southampton	South East	491	1.4%	1.2×	72.3%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	489	1.4%	1.4×	80.4%
PE Peterborough	East of England	489	1.4%	0.8×	76.9%
CF Cardiff	Wales	478	1.4%	0.9×	75.5%
DA Dartford	South East	448	1.3%	1.8×	83.5%
G Glasgow	Scotland	417	1.2%	0.8×	76.7%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	403	1.2%	1.1×	87.8%
CB Cambridge	East of England	401	1.2%	1.7×	71.3%
L Liverpool	North West	392	1.1%	1.1×	82.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	389	1.1%	0.8×	84.1%
TN Tonbridge	South East	377	1.1%	0.8×	74.5%
GL Gloucester	South West	376	1.1%	0.9×	77.1%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	373	1.1%	0.8×	72.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	364	1.1%	1.0×	72.5%
RH Redhill	South East	361	1.1%	1.0×	77.6%
CH Chester	North West	356	1.0%	0.9×	78.1%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	356	1.0%	1.1×	73.9%
BL Bolton	North West	355	1.0%	1.4×	78.6%
PO Portsmouth	South East	354	1.0%	0.7×	72.0%
LU Luton	East of England	344	1.0%	1.5×	81.4%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	339	1.0%	0.9×	79.9%
ME Rochester	South East	334	1.0%	0.9×	76.0%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	333	1.0%	0.6×	76.6%
SK Stockport	North West	327	1.0%	1.0×	78.6%
NR Norwich	East of England	324	0.9%	0.7×	75.9%
SL Slough	South East	317	0.9%	1.3×	83.9%
BN Brighton	South East	311	0.9%	0.8×	65.0%
AL St Albans	East of England	310	0.9%	2.1×	82.3%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	310	0.9%	1.0×	77.7%
EN Enfield	London	304	0.9%	1.5×	80.9%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	296	0.9%	1.1×	77.7%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	289	0.8%	0.6×	77.2%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	289	0.8%	1.0×	84.4%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	286	0.8%	0.7×	77.6%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	283	0.8%	0.7×	80.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	281	0.8%	1.2×	76.2%
CT Canterbury	South East	264	0.8%	1.0×	76.5%
SN Swindon	South West	257	0.8%	0.8×	74.7%
BB Blackburn	North West	253	0.7%	0.9×	79.8%
OX Oxford	South East	250	0.7%	0.7×	72.0%
WA Warrington	North West	248	0.7%	0.7×	75.4%
TS Teesside	North East	247	0.7%	0.8×	74.5%
EX Exeter	South West	243	0.7%	0.6×	72.0%
SW London SW	London	231	0.7%	1.6×	78.4%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	230	0.7%	1.0×	75.2%
PL Plymouth	South West	223	0.7%	0.6×	73.5%
OL Oldham	North West	221	0.6%	0.9×	83.3%
PR Preston	North West	188	0.5%	0.6×	82.4%
LL Llandudno	Wales	183	0.5%	0.6×	76.0%
SM Sutton	London	182	0.5%	2.4×	83.0%
NP Newport	Wales	176	0.5%	0.6×	73.9%
WD Watford	East of England	175	0.5%	1.3×	73.7%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	174	0.5%	0.7×	73.6%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	170	0.5%	0.7×	84.1%
SG Stevenage	East of England	168	0.5%	0.7×	73.2%
CO Colchester	East of England	167	0.5%	0.6×	75.4%
SA Swansea	Wales	165	0.5%	0.4×	67.3%
BA Bath	South West	159	0.5%	0.6×	68.6%
W London W	London	154	0.5%	1.7×	78.6%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	149	0.4%	0.8×	71.8%
BR Bromley	London	143	0.4%	1.2×	76.9%
TA Taunton	South West	115	0.3%	0.5×	68.7%
SP Salisbury	South West	113	0.3%	0.7×	68.1%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	111	0.3%	0.3×	70.3%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	100	0.3%	0.4×	73.0%
TQ Torquay	South West	100	0.3%	0.6×	72.0%
WN Wigan	North West	100	0.3%	0.6×	68.0%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	95	0.3%	0.5×	72.6%
CA Carlisle	North West	93	0.3%	0.5×	79.6%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	91	0.3%	0.5×	61.5%
FY Blackpool	North West	90	0.3%	0.6×	68.9%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	89	0.3%	0.5×	75.3%
DT Dorchester	South West	88	0.3%	0.7×	69.3%
CW Crewe	North West	84	0.2%	0.4×	79.8%
LA Lancaster	North West	84	0.2%	0.5×	67.9%
DD Dundee	Scotland	82	0.2%	0.6×	70.7%
TF Telford	West Midlands	78	0.2%	0.6×	71.8%
TR Truro	South West	77	0.2%	0.4×	71.4%
DH Durham	North East	75	0.2%	0.4×	72.0%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	73	0.2%	0.5×	79.5%
DL Darlington	North East	72	0.2%	0.4×	63.9%
PA Paisley	Scotland	72	0.2%	0.5×	73.6%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	71	0.2%	0.4×	67.6%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	68	0.2%	0.5×	73.5%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	68	0.2%	0.3×	72.1%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	67	0.2%	0.5×	67.2%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	62	0.2%	0.7×	77.4%
SR Sunderland	North East	52	0.2%	0.5×	63.5%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	50	0.1%	0.5×	76.0%
IV Inverness	Scotland	43	0.1%	0.3×	69.8%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	36	0.1%	0.5×	75.0%
PH Perth	Scotland	26	<0.1%	0.3×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	20	<0.1%	0.3×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	13	<0.1%	0.5×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	12	<0.1%	0.4×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,418	4.1%	0.5×	74.1%
North East	779	2.3%	0.6×	73.4%
North West	3,395	9.9%	0.9×	78.3%
Yorkshire and the Humber	2,638	7.7%	0.9×	82.2%
Wales	1,014	3.0%	0.6×	73.8%
West Midlands	2,985	8.7%	0.9×	79.5%
East Midlands	2,148	6.3%	0.9×	78.4%
East of England	3,671	10.7%	1.1×	73.5%
London	7,923	23.2%	2.4×	80.9%
South East	5,585	16.3%	1.1×	76.3%
South West	2,659	7.8%	0.7×	72.1%

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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 ISCars the same age

Lights and electrics9.7%15.3%
Tyres6.5%6.7%
Brakes5.7%8.8%
Suspension4.1%13.1%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.7%5.5%
Emissions and leaks2.5%4.6%
Body and structure1.8%5.5%
Seat belts and airbags0.6%1.6%
Steering0.5%2.9%

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 IS 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	3.2%	3.8%	0.8×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.9%	2.2%	0.9×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.8%	2.5%	0.7×	100.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	1.7%	1.8%	0.9×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	1.7%	2.2%	0.8×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.6%	1.9%	0.8×	100.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.5%	1.5%	1.0×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.5%	1.3%	1.2×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	1.3%	1.4%	0.9×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	1.2%	2.0%	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	18.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	8.4%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	6.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin	6.6%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	4.6%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	4.0%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	4.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	3.9%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	3.6%
Headlamp: has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output	3.5%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	16,382	72.3%
Hybrid	13,385	86.7%
Diesel	4,412	69.4%
Other	31	80.6%

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

MOT results for every model