Lexus IS250 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Lexus

Model: IS250

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 60,594 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

79.5%

Share of this model's 60,594 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£290/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

110,514

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

110,507

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

17.1

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

8,427

8,427 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

60,594

60,594 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

8,427On the road

Insight summary

Lexus IS250 is a rare model in this snapshot, with 8,427 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 79.5% from 60,594 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 66. The current pool shows an average of 110,514 miles and an average age of 17.1 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 110,507 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are lighting, windscreen damage and engine warning light. The practical read is that the Lexus IS250 looks a little better than average, but still rewards careful checks on mileage and maintenance.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	8,385
DIESEL	29
OTHER	10
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	2
ELECTRIC	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,197
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,030
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,015
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	849
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	766
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	641
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	633
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	628
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	610
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	534
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	498
Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	460
Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	459
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	431
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	361
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	351
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	331
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	315
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	306
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	302
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	302
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	287
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	287
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	279
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	270

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 13,142 defects across this top 25 set

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,197

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,030

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

1,015

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

849

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

766

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

641

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

633

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

628

Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))

610

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

534

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

498

Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

460

Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

459

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

431

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

361

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

351

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

331

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

315

Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

306

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

302

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

302

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

287

Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

287

Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

279

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

270

Lexus IS250 reliability and MOT data