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Lexus CT, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

29,839 Lexus CTs are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 82.6% of initial MOT tests, 10.3 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Lexus CT at the MOT

82.6% of 31,026 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the CT 161st of 575 models. Lexus CTs aged 3 to 5 years passed 89.5% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 78.1%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Lexus CT82.6%
  • All Lexus modelsThe CT is 1.4 pts behind84%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Lexus CT tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years2,827 tests89.5%
  • 6 to 10 years14,886 tests85.3%
  • 11 years and over13,310 tests78.1%

Where CTs fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Lexus CT tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29.6%
  • Tyres24.1%
  • Brakes16.2%
  • Visibility12.5%
  • Suspension10%

The items testers recorded most often were headlamp not working on dipped beam (8.6%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.7%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.9%).

The MOT page lists every common CT MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Lexus CT MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The CT's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.29.6% of CT failure items

  2. Tyres

    Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.24.1% of CT failure items

  3. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.16.2% of CT failure items

Lexus CTs in the UK

29,839 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 80% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
+80%from 16,605 licensed
First registered in 2025
6against 3,847 in 2015
Declared off the road
3751.2% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Lexus CTs since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 201416,605
End of 201519,964
End of 201622,823
End of 201725,324
End of 201827,611
End of 201929,151
End of 202029,939
End of 202130,374
End of 202230,262
End of 202330,113
End of 202430,030
End of 202529,943
End of June 202629,839

CT engine sizes

1.8 litre engines made up 97% of Lexus CT MOT tests in 2025. Hybrid electric accounts for 100% of licensed CTs. Electric examples were 2.5% of tests.

Lexus CT recalls

4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 2010 to July 2026 name the Lexus CT. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every CT is affected.

  1. Nov 2019 R/2019/350

    The gas in the back door damper stay may leak

    CTs built Jan 2019 to Mar 2019 · 165 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The damper stays may not keep the back door open
    Remedy
    Inspect and replace the stays if necessary

  2. Jan 2018 R/2017/332

    Possibility of a fuel leak

    CTs built Nov 2016 to Apr 2017 · 791 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    There is a possibility that the resin weld between the fuel tank and the fuel inlet pipe may be insufficient because the fuel tank and fuel inlet pipe were misaligned during the manufacturing process.
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles replace the fuel tank with a correctly manufactured version.

  3. Sep 2016 R/2016/152

    Fuel may leak / risk of fire

    CTs built Aug 2010 to Feb 2015 · 72,891 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The vehicles are equipped with a fuel evaporative emission control unit (canister) assembled to the fuel tank. There is a possibility that a crack could develop on the resin channel for the emission gas flow due to an improper shape of the channel edge at that location. The crack could expand over time and eventually fuel may leak from the crack when the vehicle has a full tank. Fuel or fuel vapour in the presence of an ignition source could increase the risk of a vehicle fire
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the fuel suction plate sub-assembly.

  4. Sep 2016 R/2016/153

    Curtain shield airbag may deploy unintentionally

    CTs built Aug 2010 to Apr 2012 · 34,135 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles the curtain side air bag inflator may have a crack in a weld. If this crack propagates gas may leak and in certain conditions partially in inflate the air bag.
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles install retention brackets on the curtain shield air bag inflators.
How to check a specific CT for recalls

Other Lexus models

The most-tested Lexus models in 2025, against the CT's 82.6% MOT pass rate.

All 10 Lexus models

Lexus CT FAQs

How many Lexus CTs are there in the UK?

29,839 Lexus CTs were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 375 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Lexus CT reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 82.6% first-time pass rate for the Lexus CT across 31,026 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Lexus CT had any recalls?

4 DVSA safety recalls launched from 2010 to July 2026 name the Lexus CT. The most recent was published in November 2019. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Lexus CT?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, tyres and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Lexus CT's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Across the 1,389 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Lexus history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Lexus VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to July 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.