Lexus LS430
Registered from 2000 to 2006.
About this model
The Lexus LS is a series of full-size luxury sedans that have served as the flagship model of Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota, since 1989. For the first four generations, all LS models featured V8 engines and were predominantly rear-wheel-drive. In the fourth generation, Lexus offered all-wheel-drive, hybrid, and long-wheelbase variants. The fifth generation changed to using a V6 engine with no V8 option, and only one length was offered.
From the Wikipedia article Lexus LS, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2005 4.3 petrol. 44 of 295 tests failed, 15%.
Better than 94% 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 | 43% | 19 |
| Lights and electrics | 34% | 15 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 32% | 14 |
| Tyres and wheels | 27% | 12 |
| Suspension | 16% | 7 |
| Body and structure | 14% | 6 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A tyre seriously damaged
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 43% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Exhaust and emissions — 32% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Tyres and wheels — 27% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Suspension — 16% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 34% 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 — 14% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 26% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80–100k miles | 11% | 28% | 45 | |
| 100–120k miles | 15% | 29% | 48 | |
| 120–140k miles | 14% | 30% | 50 | |
| 140–160k miles | 26% | 30% | 47 |
190 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 120k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.