Lexus RX MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Lexus RX in Great Britain in 2025 — 36,741 tests. Figures cover every RX first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the RX ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
81.1%
8.8 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
36,741
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
5.1%
of RX first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
73,750
middle half: 56,250–93,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Lexus RX cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 42,782 Lexus RX cars that were taxed or on SORN: 38,906 taxed and 3,876 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Lexus RX vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
38,906
90.9% of the 42,782 RX cars taxed or on SORN; 52 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
3,876
declared off the road by their keepers — 9.1% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed RX cars peaked at 40,777 at the end of 2022 and has since fallen by 1,871 (4.6%) to 38,906 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 449 at the end of 2014 to 3,876 at the end of 2025, up 763.3%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed RX cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

010k20k30k40k50k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed RX cars, year 2014: 35kTaxed RX cars, year 2015: 35kTaxed RX cars, year 2016: 37kTaxed RX cars, year 2017: 38kTaxed RX cars, year 2018: 39kTaxed RX cars, year 2019: 39kTaxed RX cars, year 2020: 40kTaxed RX cars, year 2021: 40kTaxed RX cars, year 2022: 41kTaxed RX cars, year 2023: 40kTaxed RX cars, year 2024: 40kTaxed RX cars, year 2025: 39k39k
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YearTaxed RX cars
201434,618
201535,482
201637,108
201737,908
201838,607
201939,267
202039,524
202140,262
202240,777
202340,400
202439,720
202538,906

RX cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

01k2k3k4k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)RX cars on SORN, year 2014: 449RX cars on SORN, year 2015: 567RX cars on SORN, year 2016: 797RX cars on SORN, year 2017: 1kRX cars on SORN, year 2018: 1kRX cars on SORN, year 2019: 2kRX cars on SORN, year 2020: 2kRX cars on SORN, year 2021: 2kRX cars on SORN, year 2022: 3kRX cars on SORN, year 2023: 3kRX cars on SORN, year 2024: 3kRX cars on SORN, year 2025: 4k4k
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YearRX cars on SORN
2014449
2015567
2016797
20171,081
20181,296
20191,667
20202,124
20212,259
20222,614
20233,076
20243,474
20253,876

Which model years survive

Taxed RX cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 38,906 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed RX cars
20251,3613.5%
20241,2273.2%
20231,8184.7%
20222,2045.7%
20211,5964.1%
20201,5694.0%
20192,0405.2%
20181,6374.2%
20171,7364.5%
20162,0315.2%
20151,2093.1%
20141,5754.0%
20131,7674.5%
20121,6754.3%
20111,7174.4%
20102,3706.1%
20092,1605.6%
20082,2065.7%
20072,3696.1%
20061,8284.7%
20051,4503.7%
20047992.1%
All other build years (six years, each under 1%)5621.4%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model names RX 450, RX 400, RX 300, RX 350, RX 500, RX 450H and 2 more under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the RX ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, RX vs all cars, 2025.

Lexus RXAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Lexus RX, vehicle age 3: 95.4%Lexus RX, vehicle age 4: 95%Lexus RX, vehicle age 5: 94.6%Lexus RX, vehicle age 6: 94.5%Lexus RX, vehicle age 7: 93.2%Lexus RX, vehicle age 8: 91.1%Lexus RX, vehicle age 9: 91.7%Lexus RX, vehicle age 10: 85.7%Lexus RX, vehicle age 11: 85.3%Lexus RX, vehicle age 12: 85.6%Lexus RX, vehicle age 13: 80.4%Lexus RX, vehicle age 14: 72.6%Lexus RX, vehicle age 15: 75%Lexus RX, vehicle age 16: 73.6%Lexus RX, vehicle age 17: 70.3%Lexus RX, vehicle age 18: 68.2%Lexus RX, vehicle age 19: 66.5%Lexus RX, vehicle age 20: 64.7%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Lexus RX 64.7%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)RX testsRX pass rateAll cars
32,33295.4%88.5%
41,66295.0%87.2%
51,61894.6%86.0%
62,12894.5%83.5%
71,69593.2%80.9%
81,80191.1%78.2%
92,08591.7%74.9%
101,26685.7%71.9%
111,63685.3%68.6%
121,78985.6%65.8%
131,71780.4%63.5%
141,75172.6%61.2%
152,51675.0%59.3%
162,30773.6%58.3%
172,34470.3%57.2%
182,65068.2%57.4%
192,09766.5%57.0%
201,66164.7%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The RX's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the RX beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

RX ahead
-20-10+0+10+20Age 3: +6.9 points vs the average car3Age 4: +7.8 points vs the average carAge 5: +8.6 points vs the average car5Age 6: +11.0 points vs the average carAge 7: +12.3 points vs the average car7Age 8: +12.9 points vs the average carAge 9: +16.8 points vs the average car9Age 10: +13.8 points vs the average carAge 11: +16.7 points vs the average car11Age 12: +19.8 points vs the average carAge 13: +16.9 points vs the average car13Age 14: +11.4 points vs the average carAge 15: +15.7 points vs the average car15Age 16: +15.3 points vs the average carAge 17: +13.1 points vs the average car17Age 18: +10.8 points vs the average carAge 19: +9.5 points vs the average car19Age 20: +7.1 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+6.9
4+7.8
5+8.6
6+11.0
7+12.3
8+12.9
9+16.8
10+13.8
11+16.7
12+19.8
13+16.9
14+11.4
15+15.7
16+15.3
17+13.1
18+10.8
19+9.5
20+7.1

The RX fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the RX fleet still in use.

07501k2k3kAge 3: 2k3Age 4: 1kAge 5: 1k5Age 6: 2kAge 7: 1k7Age 8: 1kAge 9: 2k9Age 10: 1kAge 11: 1k11Age 12: 1kAge 13: 1k13Age 14: 1kAge 15: 2k15Age 16: 2kAge 17: 2k17Age 18: 2kAge 19: 2k19Age 20: 1k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
32,332
41,662
51,618
62,128
71,695
81,801
92,085
101,266
111,636
121,789
131,717
141,751
152,516
162,307
172,344
182,650
192,097
201,661

What an RX fails on

Where the failure items land when an RX fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.8%
Suspension23.6%
Brakes17.2%
Tyres13.5%
Visibility7.5%
Body, chassis, structure4.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.1%
Identification of the vehicle1.5%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (96.9% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a RX, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 36.6% of advisories36.6%Tyres: 27.6% of advisories27.6%Brakes: 18.7% of advisories18.7%Non-component advisories: 5.0% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 4.3% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 2.8% of advisories
SuspensionTyresBrakesNon-component advisoriesBody, chassis, structureNoise, emissions and leaks
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension36.6%
Tyres27.6%
Brakes18.7%
Non-component advisories5.0%
Body, chassis, structure4.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks2.8%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid RX?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested RX fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Hybrid electric: 82.7% of 33,158 tests82.7%Hybrid33,158 testsPetrol: 66.5% of 3,488 tests66.5%Petrol3,488 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Hybrid electric33,15882.7%
Petrol3,48866.5%

What mileage is normal for an RX?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) RX; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical RX (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 16,250–31,250)Age 4: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 23,750–38,750)Age 5: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 26,250–48,750)Age 6: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 33,750–58,750)Age 7: typical 51,250 miles (middle half 41,250–66,250)Age 8: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 46,250–76,250)Age 9: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 51,250–86,250)Age 10: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 56,250–93,750)Age 11: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 66,250–106,250)Age 12: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 73,750–116,250)Age 13: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 81,250–123,750)Age 14: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 86,250–136,250)Age 15: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 96,250–146,250)Age 16: typical 123,750 miles (middle half 98,750–151,250)Age 17: typical 131,250 miles (middle half 106,250–158,750)Age 18: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 111,250–166,250)Age 19: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 108,750–166,250)Age 20: typical 131,250 miles (middle half 106,250–161,250)131k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
316,25023,75031,250
423,75031,25038,750
526,25036,25048,750
633,75043,75058,750
741,25051,25066,250
846,25061,25076,250
951,25068,75086,250
1056,25073,75093,750
1166,25086,250106,250
1273,75093,750116,250
1381,25098,750123,750
1486,250111,250136,250
1596,250118,750146,250
1698,750123,750151,250
17106,250131,250158,750
18111,250138,750166,250
19108,750138,750166,250
20106,250131,250161,250

What fails at each age

The RX's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresVisibilityBrakesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentIdentification of the vehicleSuspensionBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres63.4%
3-5 yrsVisibility12.7%
3-5 yrsBrakes9.5%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7.0%
3-5 yrsIdentification of the vehicle3.9%
3-5 yrsEverything else3.5%
6-9 yrsTyres43.6%
6-9 yrsBrakes19.1%
6-9 yrsSuspension12.2%
6-9 yrsVisibility10.0%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7.8%
6-9 yrsEverything else7.3%
10-13 yrsSuspension28.5%
10-13 yrsTyres23.1%
10-13 yrsBrakes18.7%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16.1%
10-13 yrsVisibility7.0%
10-13 yrsEverything else6.6%
14+ yrsSuspension29.2%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.1%
14+ yrsBrakes20.4%
14+ yrsTyres10.8%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure6.1%
14+ yrsEverything else12.4%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.