Lexus GS
Registered from 2005 to 2018.
About this model
The Lexus GS is an executive car manufactured by Toyota and marketed by Lexus across four generations — launched in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo in Japan and as the Lexus GS for markets outside the Japanese market beginning in February 1993. It continued with the Toyota Aristo name for the Japanese market until January 2005, following the introduction of the Lexus marque in Japan.
From the Wikipedia article Lexus GS, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2016 2.5 hybrid. 35 of 559 tests failed, 6%.
Better than 93% of 2016 cars. The typical one fails 13%, across 899 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 60% | 21 |
| Brakes | 34% | 12 |
| Lights and electrics | 9% | 3 |
| Visibility | 9% | 3 |
| Suspension | 6% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 60% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 34% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 6% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 9% of its failures
- Visibility — 9% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 80–100k miles this one fails 8% of its inspections, against the 18% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 5% | 10% | 126 | |
| 40–60k miles | 7% | 13% | 167 | |
| 60–80k miles | 6% | 16% | 98 | |
| 80–100k miles | 8% | 18% | 51 |
442 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/1696/14
The gasket seated between the fuel pressure sensor and the duel pipe could become degraded. During vehicle operation, fuel could leak past the gasket. In the presence of an ignition source, this could increase the risk of a vehicle fire.
Recall of the product from end users