Lexus LS460
Registered from 2006 to 2009.
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 2007 4.6 petrol. 25 of 161 tests failed, 16%.
Better than 93% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 56% | 14 |
| Brakes | 28% | 7 |
| Lights and electrics | 24% | 6 |
| Tyres and wheels | 20% | 5 |
| Visibility | 12% | 3 |
| Body and structure | 4% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- 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 tyre cords visible or damaged
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A gas, air or fluid suspension system inoperative
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 56% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A gas, air or fluid suspension system inoperative
- Brakes — 28% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyres and wheels — 20% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Lights and electrics — 24% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 12% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen