Lexus RX
Registered from 2006 to 2021.
About this model
The Lexus RX is a luxury crossover SUV sold since 1998 by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota. Originally released in its home market of Japan in late 1997 as the Toyota Harrier, export sales began in March 1998 as the Lexus RX.
From the Wikipedia article Lexus RX, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2019 3.5 hybrid. 78 of 2,389 tests failed, 3%.
Better than 96% of 2019 cars. The typical one fails 9%, across 908 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 73% | 57 |
| Lights and electrics | 8% | 6 |
| Visibility | 8% | 6 |
| Plates and identity | 5% | 4 |
| Suspension | 5% | 4 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 4% | 3 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 73% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Suspension — 5% of its failures
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- Lights and electrics — 8% 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 — 8% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Plates and identity — 5% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 60–80k miles this one fails 6% of its inspections, against the 14% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 1% | 5% | 490 | |
| 20–40k miles | 3% | 9% | 1,368 | |
| 40–60k miles | 5% | 12% | 442 | |
| 60–80k miles | 6% | 14% | 71 |
2,371 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.