82.6%
Lexus CT
Lexus CT MOT pass rate and common problems
The Lexus CT passed 82.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 10.3 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was headlamp not working on dipped beam.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the CT compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
84%
Lexus average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The CT runs 1.3 points behind the Lexus average. It is 5th of the 10 Lexus models in the data. The average CT arrived at its test 10.2 years old with 83,465 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
CT MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Lexus CT cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 89.5% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 78.1%, a drop of 11.4 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 2,827 | 89.5% | 17.2 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 14,886 | 85.3% | 13 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 13,310 | 78.1% | 5.8 pts above |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where CT failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Lexus CT cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and tyres together account for 53.7% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common CT MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Lexus CT cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 52% of everything testers recorded against failed Lexus CT cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a CT
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, condition has ply or cords exposed and condition has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. 17.7% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp not working on dipped beam, registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps and headlamp aim too low. 17.1% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 7.7% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 5.8% of failure items.
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Lexus CT MOT FAQs
What is the Lexus CT MOT pass rate?
82.6% of Lexus CT cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 31,026 tests. That is 10.3 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 161st of 575 models.
What does a Lexus CT most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Lexus CT cars failing their 2025 MOT was headlamp not working on dipped beam, on 8.6% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.7%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.9%).
Which area causes the most Lexus CT MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 29.6%, followed by tyres at 24.1%.
Do older Lexus CT cars fail their MOT more often?
Lexus CT cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 89.5% of MOT tests in 2025, against 78.1% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Lexus CT has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Lexus CT that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Lexus CT's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.