Pass rate
83.9%
Around average — 11.4 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 112 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £37–£108
2006 Lexus LS460 MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 103,976 mi
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Most common fault
Brakes
32.1% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2009 86.9% pass
- Avoid 2008 81.3% pass
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 5.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 82.4%
- Typical mileage
- 104k mi
The 2006 Lexus LS460 MOT pass rate is 83.9% of its MOT tests — 11.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.1% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.5× the national share
Brakes make up 32.1% of everything recorded on the 2006 Lexus Ls460, against 20.9% nationally — 11.2 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- 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 72.5% and this one manages 83.9% — 11.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 19% 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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How does the 2006 Lexus LS460 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 11.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 82.4%. The median 2006 Lexus LS460 in this dataset had covered 103,976 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 81.4% of the time, April–September 88.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Parking brake performance inoperative on one side", noted on 3.57% of tests.
- 112 recorded tests behind this page.
- 83.9% overall pass rate, 82.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Lexus LS460, the average is 83.9% — best year 2009 (86.9%), worst 2008 (81.3%).
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
- 112
- Typical mileage (median)
- 103,976 mi
- Make and model
- Lexus LS460
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Servicing
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the LS460 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 65% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the LS460
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 20 | 95.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2006 LS460
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 2006 LS460
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 suspension joints 3.6% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 3.6% of tests
“position lamp not working”
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.
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Check the number plates 1.8% of tests
“registration plates inscription illegible”
Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.
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 2006 LS460 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £37–£108 — and 19% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £37–£108
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 19%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 112 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 LS460, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2006 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 81.3% to 86.9% — a spread of 5.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2006 83.9%parking brake performance…
- 2007 83.8% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 81.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2009 86.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
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 2006 Lexus LS460 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 2006 cars with a similar record
- Porsche Cayman 83.8%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 83.6%
- Porsche Cayenne 83.0%
- Toyota Estima 82.9%
- Toyota Alphard 82.8%
- BMW 535 82.5%
Closest pass rates among 2006 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 2006 Lexus LS460 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 139 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 45 | 32.10% | 20.89% | +11.21 |
| Tyres | 33 | 23.60% | 19.76% | +3.84 |
| Suspension | 31 | 22.10% | 20.98% | +1.12 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 13 | 9.30% | 12.21% | −2.91 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 5 | 3.60% | 1.76% | +1.84 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3 | 2.10% | 5.57% | −3.47 |
| Visibility | 3 | 2.10% | 4.97% | −2.87 |
| Steering | 3 | 2.10% | 2.57% | −0.47 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 1.40% | 4.18% | −2.78 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 0.70% | 5.52% | −4.82 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 3.6% | £60–150 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.6% | £40–150 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £5–25 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.7% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.8% | £80–250 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency less than 50% of the required value Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £45–110 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Major | 1.8% | £20–80 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 0.89% | £3–15 |
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 | 17.0% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.9% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.1% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.4% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.4% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.5% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 6 | 100.0% | 27,023 mi |
| 30-60k | 1 | 100.0% | 53,906 mi |
| 60-90k | 24 | 79.2% | 76,653 mi |
| 90-120k | 43 | 93.0% | 102,217 mi |
| 120k+ | 38 | 73.7% | 142,179 mi |
Source: 112 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.
2006 LS460 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Lexus LS460?
83.9% of the 112 2006 Lexus LS460 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 82.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Lexus LS460?
The three most recorded items are parking brake performance inoperative on one side (3.57%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (3.57%), position lamp not working (3.57%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Lexus LS460 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 73.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Lexus LS460 in this dataset had covered 103,976 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Lexus LS460 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 81.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 88.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.