Lexus RX450H
Registered from 2005 to 2023.
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 2010 3.5 hybrid. 448 of 2,794 tests failed, 16%.
Better than 88% of 2010 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 955 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 48% | 215 |
| Lights and electrics | 31% | 139 |
| Tyres and wheels | 29% | 132 |
| Brakes | 18% | 81 |
| Visibility | 10% | 45 |
| Body and structure | 3% | 14 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 48% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 29% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 18% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 31% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 10% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 24% of its inspections, against the 28% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 6% | 15% | 32 | |
| 40–60k miles | 13% | 19% | 145 | |
| 60–80k miles | 12% | 22% | 375 | |
| 80–100k miles | 13% | 25% | 578 | |
| 100–120k miles | 17% | 27% | 631 | |
| 120–140k miles | 16% | 28% | 482 | |
| 140–160k miles | 22% | 28% | 293 | |
| 160–180k miles | 22% | 28% | 146 | |
| 180–200k miles | 16% | 28% | 56 | |
| 200k+ miles | 24% | 28% | 54 |
2,792 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.
A12/00794/24
The design of the accessory immobilizer is not robust enough. It allows the vehicle to be in 'Ready ON' mode even when no match is found between the vehicle and its key but will switch the vehicle to 'Ready OFF' after. It can happen while driving, which will stop the car and increase the risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/0208/18
There could be a fault with the pressure sensors for the airbag system. This could lead to the non-deployment of the side/curtain shield airbags and/or front airbags, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants in the event of a crash.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/1175/16
The subject vehicles are equipped with a “hybrid” type front passenger air bag inflator which contains compressed gas and propellant in the same combustion chamber. The burst disk in some inflators may have been improperly welded and/or misassembled. If this occurs, the disk membrane could burst only from the stored pressure of compressed gas in the inflator, allowing the gas to escape without a deployment command. This could result in the partial inflation of the front passenger air bag.An airbag that inflates in this manner can, under some circumstances, increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a crash.
Recall of the product from end users