LexusNX MOT results

In 2025, 90.2% of Lexus NX MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 81.2% for cars of the same age. 2.7% had at least one dangerous defect (5.6% for cars the same age). The typical Lexus NX tested was 6 years old with 45,000 miles. Based on 30,709 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Lexus NX cars are on the road

First-time pass: 90.2%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 81.2%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 3.0%passed after repair
Failed: 6.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 2.7%same age 5.6%
Typical mileage: 45,000at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Lexus NXAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	119	98.3%	91.7%
2022	2,986	95.5%	88.5%
2021	4,138	92.1%	87.2%
2020	3,828	91.5%	85.9%
2019	4,260	89.8%	83.5%
2018	4,165	90.3%	80.8%
2017	3,695	89.2%	78.1%
2016	3,641	87.9%	74.8%
2015	3,046	85.9%	71.8%
2014	825	85.9%	68.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Lexus NXAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	7,585	93.0%	87.4%	28,500
5-9 years	19,413	89.4%	79.1%	51,300
10-14 years	2,551	85.8%	65.7%	77,100

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Lexus NX 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
NW London NW	London	1,568	5.1%	7.7×	86.5%
IG Ilford	London	1,004	3.3%	7.5×	90.2%
CR Croydon	London	1,002	3.3%	4.8×	90.7%
TW Twickenham	London	881	2.9%	3.9×	89.0%
GU Guildford	South East	830	2.7%	2.0×	88.4%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	773	2.5%	0.8×	95.0%
DA Dartford	South East	765	2.5%	3.4×	92.7%
RG Reading	South East	735	2.4%	1.6×	86.1%
AL St Albans	East of England	694	2.3%	5.1×	89.9%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	678	2.2%	2.1×	95.4%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	676	2.2%	1.2×	93.9%
SO Southampton	South East	659	2.1%	1.8×	90.1%
G Glasgow	Scotland	587	1.9%	1.2×	88.6%
HA Harrow	London	583	1.9%	3.1×	93.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	573	1.9%	1.4×	93.7%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	572	1.9%	0.8×	88.1%
TN Tonbridge	South East	549	1.8%	1.3×	84.5%
SK Stockport	North West	523	1.7%	1.7×	90.1%
BS Bristol	South West	520	1.7%	1.0×	84.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	507	1.7%	1.5×	95.9%
BL Bolton	North West	491	1.6%	2.1×	91.6%
SE London SE	London	491	1.6%	2.0×	90.2%
CF Cardiff	Wales	463	1.5%	0.9×	95.9%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	444	1.4%	1.2×	94.4%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	429	1.4%	0.8×	90.2%
CH Chester	North West	418	1.4%	1.2×	88.5%
GL Gloucester	South West	415	1.4%	1.1×	90.1%
RH Redhill	South East	407	1.3%	1.3×	89.9%
UB Southall	London	389	1.3%	2.0×	94.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	386	1.3%	0.8×	88.1%
CT Canterbury	South East	373	1.2%	1.6×	95.7%
N London N	London	369	1.2%	1.8×	87.3%
E London E	London	368	1.2%	1.5×	92.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	363	1.2%	0.8×	84.3%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	358	1.2%	1.1×	89.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	347	1.1%	1.0×	92.5%
L Liverpool	North West	347	1.1%	1.0×	93.1%
TS Teesside	North East	344	1.1%	1.2×	91.6%
CB Cambridge	East of England	340	1.1%	1.6×	91.5%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	319	1.0%	1.5×	92.2%
BH Bournemouth	South West	318	1.0%	1.0×	88.4%
RM Romford	London	313	1.0%	1.3×	88.2%
EX Exeter	South West	312	1.0%	0.9×	83.7%
SN Swindon	South West	298	1.0%	1.1×	82.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	286	0.9%	1.4×	95.1%
PR Preston	North West	282	0.9%	1.0×	88.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	266	0.9%	1.1×	89.8%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	244	0.8%	0.8×	90.2%
M Manchester	North West	242	0.8%	0.5×	90.9%
SW London SW	London	238	0.8%	1.8×	90.3%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	216	0.7%	1.2×	93.1%
PE Peterborough	East of England	215	0.7%	0.4×	81.4%
EN Enfield	London	206	0.7%	1.1×	90.8%
SL Slough	South East	197	0.6%	0.9×	91.9%
W London W	London	183	0.6%	2.2×	90.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	173	0.6%	0.5×	89.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	167	0.5%	0.4×	86.8%
ME Rochester	South East	166	0.5%	0.5×	90.4%
NR Norwich	East of England	164	0.5%	0.4×	89.6%
BR Bromley	London	159	0.5%	1.4×	91.2%
WD Watford	East of England	150	0.5%	1.2×	85.3%
WA Warrington	North West	146	0.5%	0.5×	88.4%
CA Carlisle	North West	136	0.4%	0.7×	88.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	134	0.4%	0.3×	83.6%
LU Luton	East of England	124	0.4%	0.6×	95.2%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	120	0.4%	0.3×	90.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	119	0.4%	0.4×	90.8%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	115	0.4%	0.5×	87.0%
OX Oxford	South East	113	0.4%	0.3×	87.6%
BN Brighton	South East	111	0.4%	0.3×	83.8%
SM Sutton	London	108	0.4%	1.6×	96.3%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	100	0.3%	0.4×	92.0%
DD Dundee	Scotland	95	0.3%	0.8×	95.8%
SA Swansea	Wales	94	0.3%	0.2×	86.2%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	83	0.3%	0.3×	91.6%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	79	0.3%	0.5×	82.3%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	79	0.3%	0.4×	89.9%
BB Blackburn	North West	78	0.3%	0.3×	89.7%
SG Stevenage	East of England	77	0.3%	0.3×	85.7%
NP Newport	Wales	75	0.2%	0.3×	92.0%
OL Oldham	North West	75	0.2%	0.4×	94.7%
PL Plymouth	South West	73	0.2%	0.2×	86.3%
CO Colchester	East of England	70	0.2%	0.3×	94.3%
CW Crewe	North West	66	0.2%	0.4×	86.4%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	66	0.2%	0.2×	93.9%
BA Bath	South West	59	0.2%	0.2×	89.8%
FY Blackpool	North West	54	0.2%	0.4×	96.3%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	50	0.2%	0.2×	94.0%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	50	0.2%	0.3×	80.0%
LL Llandudno	Wales	50	0.2%	0.2×	90.0%
PA Paisley	Scotland	50	0.2%	0.4×	90.0%
SP Salisbury	South West	50	0.2%	0.3×	88.0%
WN Wigan	North West	49	0.2%	0.3×	91.8%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	46	0.1%	0.3×	91.3%
DL Darlington	North East	43	0.1%	0.2×	83.7%
TQ Torquay	South West	40	0.1%	0.3×	97.5%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	38	0.1%	0.3×	94.7%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	36	0.1%	0.2×	91.7%
LA Lancaster	North West	36	0.1%	0.2×	86.1%
IV Inverness	Scotland	35	0.1%	0.3×	85.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	32	0.1%	0.2×	93.8%
DH Durham	North East	31	0.1%	0.2×	87.1%
TF Telford	West Midlands	29	<0.1%	0.3×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	28	<0.1%	0.2×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	28	<0.1%	0.3×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	27	<0.1%	0.4×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	26	<0.1%	0.2×	–
TA Taunton	South West	24	<0.1%	0.1×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	23	<0.1%	0.2×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	20	<0.1%	0.2×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	19	<0.1%	0.3×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	18	<0.1%	0.3×	–
TR Truro	South West	17	<0.1%	0.1×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	14	<0.1%	0.1×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	5	<0.1%	0.2×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,595	5.2%	0.7×	90.3%
North East	818	2.7%	0.7×	89.4%
North West	2,943	9.6%	0.8×	90.3%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,864	6.1%	0.7×	91.4%
Wales	687	2.2%	0.5×	93.6%
West Midlands	2,039	6.6%	0.7×	91.9%
East Midlands	2,014	6.6%	0.9×	92.8%
East of England	2,473	8.1%	0.8×	89.7%
London	8,128	26.5%	2.8×	89.9%
South East	5,994	19.5%	1.3×	90.0%
South West	2,152	7.0%	0.7×	86.4%

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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 NXCars the same age

Tyres3.4%5.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.9%3.2%
Lights and electrics1.5%5.1%
Suspension1.5%4.0%
Brakes1.4%3.5%
Seat belts and airbags0.3%0.4%
Body and structure0.2%1.1%
Steering0.0%0.9%
Emissions and leaks0.0%1.6%

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 NX 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)	2.6%	1.7%	1.5×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.2%	1.5%	0.8×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	0.9%	1.6%	0.6×	100.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	0.8%	0.7%	1.1×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	0.8%	1.8%	0.4×	100.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	0.7%	1.1%	0.6×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.6%	0.7%	0.9×	0.0%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres	0.5%	0.6%	0.8×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.5%	0.8%	0.6×	0.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	0.3%	0.2%	1.5×	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	14.6%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	8.5%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	7.4%
Brake pads: wearing thin	5.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	5.1%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	2.8%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	1.9%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.8%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	1.7%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	1.2%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Hybrid	30,524	90.2%
Petrol	177	86.4%

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

MOT results for every model