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Lexus Is MOT pass rate by year

How the Lexus Is's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2005 to 2020, across the DVSA record.

What is the Lexus Is MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Lexus Is model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Lexus Is averages 12.9% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
200582.4%17.6%2,005
200680.6%19.4%10,286
200781.4%18.6%9,951
200882.9%17.1%6,649
200984.3%15.7%3,619
201084.5%15.5%2,645
201185.3%14.7%2,061
201286.6%13.4%4,194
201387.4%12.6%20,567
201487.9%12.1%35,341
201588.7%11.3%28,184
201688.9%11.1%17,516
201790.4%9.6%12,083
201891.4%8.6%9,182
201990.3%9.7%6,197
202091.2%8.8%2,302

Does age change how often a Lexus Is fails?

Older Lexus Iss fail more often, as expected. The 2005 cars fail 17.6% of tests against 8.8% for the 2020. Across every year the model averages 12.9%. The 2006 is the weakest year at 19.4%, and the 2018 the strongest at 8.6%.

More on the Lexus Is

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Lexus Is: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Lexus models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain