Pass rate
96.3%
Above average — 5.1 pts ahead of the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 54 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £50–£118
2021 Lexus Rc MOT pass rate
- 2021
- typical 20,071 mi
Only 54 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.
Most common fault
Tyres
64.7% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 96.3% pass · this year
- Avoid 2017 90.4% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 5.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 96.2%
- Typical mileage
- 20k mi
The 2021 Lexus Rc MOT pass rate is 96.3% of its MOT tests — 5.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 64.7% of what testers record.
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MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Lexus Rc does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 3.3× the national share
Tyres make up 64.7% of everything recorded on the 2021 Lexus Rc, against 19.8% nationally — 44.9 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 91.2% and this one manages 96.3% — 5.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% 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 2021 Lexus Rc compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 5.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 96.2%. The median 2021 Lexus Rc in this dataset had covered 20,071 mi.
69% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Hybrid, which passed 97.3% of the time.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", noted on 1.85% of tests.
- 54 recorded tests behind this page.
- 96.3% overall pass rate, 96.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Lexus Rc, the average is 91.7% — best year 2021 (96.3%), worst 2017 (90.4%).
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
- 54
- Typical mileage (median)
- 20,071 mi
- Make and model
- Lexus Rc
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Rc MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 83% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Hybrid is the most common here (69% of tests).
What fails a 2021 Rc
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 2021 Rc
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 lights 1.9% of tests
“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.
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Check the windscreen 1.9% of tests
“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.
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 2021 Rc through its MOT
Across the 4 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £50–£118 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 4 common items
- £50–£118
- Cheapest common item: headlamp aim too high
- £30–£80
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 54 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 Rc, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2015 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 90.4% to 96.3% — a spread of 5.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2015 92.7% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2016 90.7% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2017 90.4% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2018 93.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 92.1% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 93.1% has ply or cords exposed
- 2021 96.3%has a cut in excess of the…
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 2021 Lexus Rc 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 2021 cars with a similar record
- Levc Tx 96.3%
- Suzuki Ignis 96.4%
- Toyota YARIS Cross 96.4%
- Honda Jazz 96.1%
- Suzuki Vitara 96.0%
- Honda Cr-V 95.9%
Closest pass rates among 2021 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 2021 Lexus Rc 4 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 17 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 | 11 | 64.70% | 19.76% | +44.94 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 17.60% | 4.18% | +13.42 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 5.90% | 12.21% | −6.31 |
| Visibility | 1 | 5.90% | 4.97% | +0.93 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 5.90% | 1.76% | +4.14 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.9% | £30–80 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.9% | £80–200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 5.6% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.6% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.7% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.7% | £20–80 |
| Non-component advisories Items removed from drivers view prior to test Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.9% | £20–80 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 1.9% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 42 | 97.6% | 17,325 mi |
| 30-60k | 12 | 91.7% | 38,257 mi |
Source: 54 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.
2021 Rc MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Lexus Rc?
96.3% of the 54 2021 Lexus Rc tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 96.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Lexus Rc?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.85%), has ply or cords exposed (1.85%), headlamp aim too high (1.85%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2021 Lexus Rc MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 97.6% of the time, falling to 91.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Lexus Rc in this dataset had covered 20,071 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2021 Lexus Rc?
Hybrid: 97.3% pass rate across 37 tests. Petrol: 94.1% pass rate across 17 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.