Lexus GS250
Registered in 2012.
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 2012 2.5 petrol. 9 of 110 tests failed, 8%.
Better than 96% of 2012 cars. The typical one fails 21%, across 925 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 56% | 5 |
| Lights and electrics | 33% | 3 |
| Tyres and wheels | 22% | 2 |
| Plates and identity | 11% | 1 |
| Suspension | 11% | 1 |
| Visibility | 11% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator
- Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 97% of 2012 cars — 56% of its 9 failed tests, where an ordinary 2012 car has 27%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 56% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator
- Tyres and wheels — 22% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Suspension — 11% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lights and electrics — 33% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Plates and identity — 11% of its failures
- Visibility — 11% of its failures
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/1501/14
Insufficient solder on a resistor in the brake pedal pressure sensor may give rise to a short-circuit. If this occurs, the vehicle may independently slow down to a moderate degree.
Recall of the product from end users