Lexus Lc MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Lexus Lc MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Lexus Lc passed on its first attempt in 95.9%, and its overall record sits +15.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Lexus Lc in the 2023–2025 data: 1,333 tests across 5 model years (2017–2021). 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 Lc MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Lexus Lc, the Tyres 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 Lc's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Lexus Lc DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Lexus Lc, each with how many of the model's 1,333 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 21 Lexus Lc tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 17 Lexus Lc tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 16 Lexus Lc tests, 1.2% 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 13 Lexus Lc tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 11 Lexus Lc tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 8 Lexus Lc tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Lexus Lc Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Lexus Lc model year on record is 2020 (98.3% across 116 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (95.0%). The gap between them is 3.3 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 Lc Owners

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

• the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  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.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  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.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Lexus Lc MOT & Reliability