Lexus RX400H
Registered from 2005 to 2010.
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 2007 3.3 hybrid. 472 of 2,583 tests failed, 18%.
Better than 88% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 44% | 207 |
| Lights and electrics | 39% | 182 |
| Suspension | 36% | 170 |
| Tyres and wheels | 26% | 121 |
| Visibility | 13% | 62 |
| Body and structure | 11% | 53 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- 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 — 44% 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
- Suspension — 36% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Tyres and wheels — 26% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 39% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 13% of its failures
- Body and structure — 11% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 27% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 6% | 21% | 53 | |
| 60–80k miles | 12% | 24% | 138 | |
| 80–100k miles | 13% | 27% | 303 | |
| 100–120k miles | 18% | 29% | 479 | |
| 120–140k miles | 18% | 30% | 519 | |
| 140–160k miles | 20% | 30% | 453 | |
| 160–180k miles | 22% | 30% | 274 | |
| 180–200k miles | 20% | 30% | 165 | |
| 200k+ miles | 27% | 29% | 181 |
2,565 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.
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/1241/13
In limited instances, the fuse of the power supply circuit for the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) could blow, causing the hybrid system to shut down and resulting in the vehicle stopping while being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.
Recall of the product from end users