88.8%
Lexus RC
Lexus RC MOT pass rate and common problems
The Lexus RC passed 88.8% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 16.5 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was condition has ply or cords exposed.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the RC 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 RC runs 4.9 points ahead of the Lexus average. It is 4th of the 10 Lexus models in the data. The average RC arrived at its test 7.5 years old with 50,814 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.
RC MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Lexus RC cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.1% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 88.4%, a drop of 1.7 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 558 | 90.1% | 17.8 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 1,778 | 88.4% | 16.1 pts above |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where RC failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Lexus RC cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and visibility together account for 66.4% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common RC MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Lexus RC cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 71.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Lexus RC cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a RC
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has ply or cords exposed, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, condition has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure and condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. 47.4% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 14.3% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 4.6% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too low. 2.9% of failure items.
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Lexus RC MOT FAQs
What is the Lexus RC MOT pass rate?
88.8% of Lexus RC cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,343 tests. That is 16.5 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 56th of 575 models.
What does a Lexus RC most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Lexus RC cars failing their 2025 MOT was condition has ply or cords exposed, on 16.4% of failure items. Next were condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (14.7%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (14.3%).
Which area causes the most Lexus RC MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 49.3%, followed by visibility at 17.2%.
Do older Lexus RC cars fail their MOT more often?
Lexus RC cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.1% of MOT tests in 2025, against 88.4% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Lexus RC has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Lexus RC 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 RC'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.