Lexus GS450H
Registered from 2005 to 2014.
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 2007 3.5 hybrid. 77 of 447 tests failed, 17%.
Better than 90% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 47% | 36 |
| Tyres and wheels | 34% | 26 |
| Suspension | 26% | 20 |
| Brakes | 19% | 15 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 13% | 10 |
| Body and structure | 10% | 8 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 92% of 2007 cars — 34% of its 77 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 21%.
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.
- Tyres and wheels — 34% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Suspension — 26% of its failures
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- Brakes — 19% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 13% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 47% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 10% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 27% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 13% | 21% | 31 | |
| 60–80k miles | 20% | 24% | 51 | |
| 80–100k miles | 14% | 27% | 70 | |
| 100–120k miles | 16% | 29% | 80 | |
| 120–140k miles | 14% | 30% | 84 | |
| 140–160k miles | 14% | 30% | 51 | |
| 160–180k miles | 27% | 30% | 33 |
400 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k 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.
A12/1622/18
A crack in the fuel pulsation damper may lead to a fuel leak. Fuel leakage close to a source of ignition may increase the risk of the vehicle catching fire.
Recall of the product from end users