Pass rate
88.2%
Above average — 11.0 pts ahead of the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 51 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £25–£64
2012 Lexus LS600H MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 81,456 mi
Only 51 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
Brakes
40.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2011 94.2% pass
- Avoid 2009 85.9% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 8.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 86.7%
- Typical mileage
- 81k mi
The 2012 Lexus LS600H MOT pass rate is 88.2% of its MOT tests — 11.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 40.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.9× the national share
Brakes make up 40.0% of everything recorded on the 2012 Lexus Ls600h, against 20.9% nationally — 19.1 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 77.2% and this one manages 88.2% — 11.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 51 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2012 Lexus LS600H compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 11.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 86.7%. The median 2012 Lexus LS600H in this dataset had covered 81,456 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 1.96% of tests.
- 51 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.2% overall pass rate, 86.7% 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
- 51
- Typical mileage (median)
- 81,456 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 63% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2012 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 2012 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 2.0% 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 lights 2.0% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
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 brake pipes 2.0% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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 2012 LS600H through its MOT
Across the 8 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £25–£64 — and 50% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 8 common items
- £25–£64
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded
- £80–£180
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 88%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 50%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 51 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 2012 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 2012 cars with a similar record
- Toyota Estima 88.3%
- Honda Fit 89.3%
- Audi A7 86.8%
- Toyota Iq 86.5%
- Porsche Cayenne 86.4%
- Audi A8 90.2%
Closest pass rates among 2012 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 2012 Lexus LS600H 8 failure items · 6 advisories · 5 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 20 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 | 8 | 40.00% | 20.89% | +19.11 |
| Tyres | 6 | 30.00% | 19.76% | +10.24 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3 | 15.00% | 12.21% | +2.79 |
| Suspension | 2 | 10.00% | 20.98% | −10.98 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 5.00% | 5.52% | −0.52 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Rectified | 2.0% | £3–12 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.0% | £45–110 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency less than 50% of the required value Brakes | Major | 2.0% | £45–110 |
| Rear fog lamp missing Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £3–15 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £3–15 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.0% | £80–180 |
| Switch inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £5–25 |
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 | 5.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 3.9% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 3.9% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 2.0% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 2.0% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 5 | 100.0% | 18,782 mi |
| 30-60k | 14 | 92.9% | 46,809 mi |
| 60-90k | 14 | 92.9% | 79,181 mi |
| 90-120k | 4 | 100.0% | 107,311 mi |
| 120k+ | 14 | 71.4% | 158,083 mi |
Source: 51 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.
2012 LS600H MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Lexus LS600H?
88.2% of the 51 2012 Lexus LS600H tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 86.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Lexus LS600H?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (1.96%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.96%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (1.96%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Lexus LS600H MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 71.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Lexus LS600H in this dataset had covered 81,456 mi.