Lexus Gs MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Lexus Gs MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Lexus Gs passed on its first attempt in 91.0%, and its overall record sits +10.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Lexus Gs in the 2023–2025 data: 11,316 tests across 13 model years (2005–2018). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Lexus Gs MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Lexus Gs, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Lexus Gs's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Lexus Gs DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Lexus Gs, each with how many of the model's 11,316 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 303 Lexus Gs tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 119 Lexus Gs tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 96 Lexus Gs tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 88 Lexus Gs tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 86 Lexus Gs tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative" (Major) — noted on about 85 Lexus Gs tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Lexus Gs Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Lexus Gs model year on record is 2017 (95.0% across 1,181 tests), and the weakest is 2005 (76.6%). The gap between them is 18.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Lexus Gs Owners

These checks follow this Lexus Gs's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Lexus Gs.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• tyre pressures and valves — “tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative”

  Set the pressures to the figures on the door pillar, not the tyre wall, and check the valves do not hiss. A leaking valve is a two-minute fix that fails a test.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Lexus Gs. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Lexus Gs is most common

Across every Gs model year 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.

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 →

Frequently Asked Questions: Lexus Gs MOT & Reliability