79%
Lexus LS
Lexus LS MOT pass rate and common problems
The Lexus LS passed 79% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 6.7 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the LS 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 LS runs 5 points behind the Lexus average. It is 8th of the 10 Lexus models in the data. The average LS arrived at its test 20.4 years old with 121,294 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.
LS MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Lexus LS cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 89.2% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 78.2%, a drop of 11.1 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years (small sample) | 39 | 92.3% | 20 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 167 | 89.2% | 16.9 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 2,926 | 78.2% | 5.9 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 LS failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Lexus LS cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 42.5% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common LS MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Lexus LS cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 35.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Lexus LS cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a LS
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn, component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength and ball joint excessively worn. 11.1% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working and headlamp aim too low. 8.4% of failure items.
3
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has ply or cords exposed. 6.8% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 4.1% of failure items.
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Lexus LS MOT FAQs
What is the Lexus LS MOT pass rate?
79% of Lexus LS cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 3,139 tests. That is 6.7 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 210th of 575 models.
What does a Lexus LS most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Lexus LS cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 6% of failure items. Next were pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (4.8%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.1%).
Which area causes the most Lexus LS MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 21.8%, followed by suspension at 20.6%.
Do older Lexus LS cars fail their MOT more often?
Lexus LS cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 89.2% of MOT tests in 2025, against 78.2% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Lexus LS has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Lexus LS 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 LS'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.