Pass rate
76.6%
Around average — 4.2 pts ahead of the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 64 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £40–£115
2005 Lexus Gs MOT pass rate
- 2005
- 2 trims combined
- typical 108,203 mi
Only 64 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Tyres
25.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2017 95.0% pass
- Avoid 2005 76.6% pass · this year
Across the 13 years on record, a spread of 18.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 71.7%
- Typical mileage
- 108k mi
The 2005 Lexus Gs MOT pass rate is 76.6% of its MOT tests — 4.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.7× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 14.8% of everything recorded on the 2005 Lexus Gs, against 5.6% nationally — 9.2 points above. Tyres are still the single largest share at 25.0%, but at 19.8% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.4% and this one manages 76.6% — 4.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 32% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Lexus Gs first registered in 2005 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2005 Lexus Gs compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 4.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 71.7%. The median 2005 Lexus Gs in this dataset had covered 108,203 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 84.4% of the time, April–September 68.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 4.69% of tests.
- 64 recorded tests behind this page.
- 76.6% overall pass rate, 71.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Lexus Gs, the average is 91.7% — best year 2017 (95.0%), worst 2005 (76.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 64
- Typical mileage (median)
- 108,203 mi
- Make and model
- Lexus Gs
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Coil Spring
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Gs MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Lexus Gs is most common
Across all Gs model years on record (2005–2018): 5,155 Lexus Gs cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 11,316 tests. London (NW) has the most, with 170 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London (NW) | 170 | 91.9% |
| 2 | Birmingham (B) | 152 | 93.4% |
| 3 | Ilford (IG) | 147 | 91.1% |
| 4 | Croydon (CR) | 130 | 96.6% |
| 5 | Guildford (GU) | 123 | 89.6% |
| 6 | Hounslow (TW) | 123 | 89.9% |
| 7 | Milton Keynes (MK) | 110 | 94.7% |
| 8 | Southampton (SO) | 105 | 95.0% |
| 9 | Reading (RG) | 104 | 92.3% |
| 10 | Leicester (LE) | 103 | 89.8% |
| 11 | Bolton (BL) | 94 | 88.5% |
| 12 | Hayes (UB) | 91 | 92.7% |
| 13 | Liverpool (L) | 90 | 93.3% |
| 14 | Coventry (CV) | 88 | 93.7% |
| 15 | Romford (RM) | 88 | 92.0% |
| 16 | Stockport (SK) | 85 | 92.6% |
| 17 | Wembley (HA) | 85 | 88.3% |
| 18 | Gloucester (GL) | 85 | 88.7% |
| 19 | Sheffield (S) | 84 | 87.1% |
| 20 | London (SE) | 83 | 95.4% |
The twenty areas with the most Lexus Gs cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
What fails a 2005 Gs
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2005 Gs
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the coil springs 4.7% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 4.7% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the lights 3.1% of tests
“electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2005 Gs through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £40–£115 — and 32% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £40–£115
- Cheapest common item: electronic stability control warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: chassis condition or chassis has excessive…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 32%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 64 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Gs, side by side
13 model years on record, from 2005 to 2018. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.6% to 95.0% — a spread of 18.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 76.6%coil spring fractured or broken
- 2006 82.5% position lamp not working
- 2007 86.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 91.5% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2010 84.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2011 89.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 89.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2013 91.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2014 91.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2015 93.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 93.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 95.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 94.2% windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2005 Lexus Gs with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2005 cars with a similar record
- Toyota Corolla 76.6%
- BMW 116 76.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Slk 76.4%
- Toyota Rav-4 76.4%
- Land Rover Defender 76.9%
- Audi A6 76.9%
Closest pass rates among 2005 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2005 Lexus Gs 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 108 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 27 | 25.00% | 19.76% | +5.24 |
| Suspension | 23 | 21.30% | 20.98% | +0.32 |
| Brakes | 16 | 14.80% | 20.89% | −6.09 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 16 | 14.80% | 5.57% | +9.23 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 11 | 10.20% | 12.21% | −2.01 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5 | 4.60% | 5.52% | −0.92 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 4 | 3.70% | 1.76% | +1.94 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3 | 2.80% | 0.82% | +1.98 |
| Visibility | 2 | 1.90% | 4.97% | −3.07 |
| Steering | 1 | 0.90% | 2.57% | −1.67 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 4.7% | £25–65 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.7% | £45–120 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault Brakes | Major | 3.1% | £3–15 |
| Headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.1% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.1% | £80–200 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.6% | £60–250 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.6% | £180–450 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.6% | £60–250 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 31.3% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 10.9% | £45–120 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 10.9% | £30–75 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 9.4% | £80–180 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 6.3% | £20–80 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 6.3% | £35–85 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 8 | 75.0% | 39,758 mi |
| 60-90k | 15 | 80.0% | 72,786 mi |
| 90-120k | 14 | 71.4% | 106,791 mi |
| 120k+ | 27 | 77.8% | 154,069 mi |
Source: 64 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2005 Gs MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 Lexus Gs?
76.6% of the 64 2005 Lexus Gs tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 71.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 Lexus Gs?
The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (4.69%), exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases (4.69%), electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (3.13%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 Lexus Gs MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 77.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 Lexus Gs in this dataset had covered 108,203 mi.
Does the season affect the 2005 Lexus Gs MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 84.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.