Lexus GS430
Registered from 2000 to 2006.
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 2005 4.3 petrol. 25 of 148 tests failed, 17%.
Better than 92% of 2005 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 837 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 52% | 13 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 36% | 9 |
| Body and structure | 32% | 8 |
| Lights and electrics | 28% | 7 |
| Tyres and wheels | 28% | 7 |
| Suspension | 20% | 5 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 93% of 2005 cars — 36% of its 25 failed tests, where an ordinary 2005 car has 14%.
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 — 52% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Exhaust and emissions — 36% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Tyres and wheels — 28% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Suspension — 20% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 28% of its failures
- Body and structure — 32% of its failures