Pass rate
94.2%
Above average — 18.3 pts ahead of the 75.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 121 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£68
2011 Lexus LS600H MOT pass rate
- 2011
- typical 79,340 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Tyres
39.8% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2011 94.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2009 85.9% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 8.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 93.9%
- Typical mileage
- 79k mi
The 2011 Lexus LS600H MOT pass rate is 94.2% of its MOT tests — 18.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 39.8% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.0× the national share
Tyres make up 39.8% of everything recorded on the 2011 Lexus Ls600h, against 19.8% nationally — 20.0 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- 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 75.9% and this one manages 94.2% — 18.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 27% 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 2011 Lexus LS600H compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 75.9%, so this figure is 18.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 93.9%. The median 2011 Lexus LS600H in this dataset had covered 79,340 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 92.5% of the time, April–September 96.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 5.79% of tests.
- 121 recorded tests behind this page.
- 94.2% overall pass rate, 93.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Lexus LS600H, the average is 88.3% — best year 2011 (94.2%), worst 2009 (85.9%).
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
- 121
- Typical mileage (median)
- 79,340 mi
- Make and model
- Lexus LS600H
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the LS600H MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 84% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the LS600H
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 27 | 88.9% |
| Yorkshire | 19 | 94.7% |
| East of England | 15 | 100.0% |
| Scotland | 15 | 93.3% |
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 2011 LS600H
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 2011 LS600H
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 5.8% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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 wipers and washers 2.5% of tests
“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.
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Check the lights 1.6% of tests
“headlamp cleaning device inoperative”
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 2011 LS600H through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£68 — and 27% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£68
- 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
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 27%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 121 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 LS600H, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2007 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 85.9% to 94.2% — a spread of 8.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 87.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2008 88.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2009 85.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2010 88.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2011 94.2%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2012 88.2% 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 2011 Lexus LS600H 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 2011 cars with a similar record
- Porsche 911 93.4%
- Porsche Boxster 91.5%
- BMW M3 90.9%
- Audi A8 90.3%
- Honda Fit 86.9%
- Porsche Cayenne 86.8%
Closest pass rates among 2011 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 2011 Lexus LS600H 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 98 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 | 39 | 39.80% | 19.76% | +20.04 |
| Suspension | 17 | 17.30% | 20.98% | −3.68 |
| Brakes | 13 | 13.30% | 20.89% | −7.59 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 7 | 7.10% | 12.21% | −5.11 |
| Visibility | 6 | 6.10% | 4.97% | +1.13 |
| Non-component advisories | 5 | 5.10% | 4.18% | +0.92 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4 | 4.10% | 5.57% | −1.47 |
| Steering | 4 | 4.10% | 2.57% | +1.53 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3 | 3.10% | 5.52% | −2.42 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 5.8% | £18–45 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 2.5% | £18–45 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.5% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.6% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.6% | £80–250 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 0.83% | £3–15 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 0.83% | £18–45 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position Visibility | Major | 0.83% | £20–80 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.83% | £18–45 |
| Door condition cannot be opened from inside the vehicle Body, chassis, structure | Major | 0.83% | £80–250 |
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 | 17.4% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.1% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.1% | £40–150 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.5% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 2.5% | £30–75 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 24 | 95.8% | 45,520 mi |
| 60-90k | 55 | 92.7% | 74,691 mi |
| 90-120k | 22 | 95.5% | 105,237 mi |
| 120k+ | 20 | 95.0% | 163,921 mi |
Source: 121 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.
2011 LS600H MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2011 Lexus LS600H?
94.2% of the 121 2011 Lexus LS600H tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 75.9% for cars first used in 2011. First-attempt pass rate: 93.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2011 Lexus LS600H?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.79%), track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.48%), wipers blade defective (2.48%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2011 Lexus LS600H MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.8% of the time, falling to 95.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2011 Lexus LS600H in this dataset had covered 79,340 mi.
Does the season affect the 2011 Lexus LS600H MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 92.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 96.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.